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With reference to the United Nations Convention on the Law of Sea, consider the
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1. A coastal state has the right to establish the breadth of its territorial sea up to a limit not
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exceeding 12 nautical miles, measured from baseline determined in accordance with the
convention.

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2. Ships of all states, whether coastal or land-locked, enjoy the right of innocent passage
through the territorial sea.

International Relations Questions 3. The Exclusive Economic Zone shall not extend beyond 200 nautical miles from the

2022 baseline from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured.

1. Consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above are correct?

1. Bidibidi is a large refugee settlement in north-western Kenya. (a) 1 and 2 only

2. Some people who fled from South Sudan civil war live in Bidibidi.
(b) 2 and 3 only
3. Some people who fled from civil war in Somalia live in Dadaab refugee complex in Kenya.

(c) 1 and 3 only

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(d) 1, 2 and 3
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 only
4. Which one of the following statements best reflects the issue with Senkaku Islands,
(c) 2 and 3
sometimes mentioned in the news?
(d) 3 only
(a) It is generally believed that they are artificial islands made by a country around South
2. Consider the following countries:
China Sea.

1. Armenia
(b) China and Japan engage in maritime disputes over these islands in East China Sea.
2. Azerbaijan
3. Croatia (c) A permanent American military base has been set up there to help Taiwan to increase
4. Romania its defence capabilities.
5. Uzbekistan
(d) Though International Court of Justice declared them as no man’s land, some South-
Which of the above are members of the Organization of Turkic States? East Asian countries claim them.

(a) 1, 2 and 4 5. Consider the following pairs:

(b) 1 and 3
(c) 2 and 5 Country Important reason for being in the news recently
(d) 3, 4 and 5
1. Chad — Setting up of permanent military base by China
 2. Guinea — Suspension of Constitution and Government by military 1. It is a committee set up by the UN Security Council and works under its supervision.
2. It traditionally meets in March, June and September every year.
3. Lebanon — Severe and prolonged economic depression 3. It assesses the credentials of all UN members before submitting a report to the General
Assembly for approval.
4. Tunisia — Suspension of Parliament by President
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
How many pairs given above are correctly, matched?
(a) 3 only
(a) Only one pair
(b) 1 and 3
(b) Only two pairs
(c) 2 and 3
(c) Only three pairs
(d) 1 and 2
(d) All four pairs
8. Which one of the following statements best describes the ‘Polar Code’ ?
6. Consider the following pairs:
(a) It is the international code of safety for ships operating in polar waters.

Country Region often mentioned in the news (b) It is the agreement of the countries around the North Pole regarding the demarcation
of their territories in the polar region.
1. Anatolia — Turkey
(c) It is a set of norms to be followed by the countries whose scientists undertake research
2. Amhara — Ethiopia
studies in the North Pole and South Pole.
3. Cabo Delgado — Spain
(d) It is a trade and security agreement of the member countries of the Arctic Council.
4. Catalonia — Italy
9. With reference to the United Nations General Assembly, consider the following
statements:
How many pairs given above are correctly matched?
1. The UN General Assembly can grant observer status to the non-member States.
(a) Only one pair
2. Inter-governmental organisations can seek observer status in the UN General Assembly.
3. Permanent Observers in the UN General Assembly can maintain missions at the UN
(b) Only two pairs
headquarters.
(c) Only three pairs
Which of the statements given above are correct?
(d) All four pairs
(a) 1 and 2 only
7. With reference to the “ United Nations Credentials Committee” , consider the
(b) 2 and 3 only
following statements:

(c) 1 and 3 only

(d) 1, 2 and 3 global initiative “EP100”.
3. EP100 brings together leading companies committed to driving innovation in energy
10. Consider the following: efficiency and increasing competitiveness while delivering on emission reduction goals.
4. Some Indian companies are members of EP100.
1. Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
5. The International Energy Agency is the Secretariat to the ‘Under2 Coalition’.
2. Missile Technology Control Regime
3. Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Which of the statements given above are correct?

India is a member of which of the above? (a) 1, 2, 4 and 5

(a) 1 and 2 only (b) 1, 3 and 4 only

(b) 3 only (c) 2, 3 and 5 only

(c) 2 and 3 only (d) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5

(d) 1, 2 and 3 13. “ Rapid Financing Instrument” and “ Rapid Credit Facility” are related to the
provisions of lending by which one of the following?
11. Consider the following statements:
(a) Asian Development Bank
1. Vietnam has been one of the fastest growing economies in the world in the recent years.
2. Vietnam is led by a multi-party political system. (b) International Monetary Fund
3. Vietnam’s economic growth is linked to its integration with global supply chains and
focus on exports. (c) United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative
4. For a long time Vietnam’s low labour costs and stable exchange rates have attracted
global manufacturers. (d) World Bank
5. Vietnam has the most productive e-service sector in the Indo-Pacific region.
14. With reference to the “ G20 Common Framework” , consider the following
Which of the statements given above are correct? statements:

(a) 2 and 4 1. It is an initiative endorsed by the G20 together with the Paris Club.
2. It is an initiavtive to support Low Income Countries with unsustainable debt.
(b) 3 and 5
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(c) 1, 3 and 4
(a) 1 only
(d) 1 and 2
(b) 2 only
12. Consider the following statements:
(c) Both 1 and 2
1. “The Climate Group” is an international non-profit organization that drives climate action
by building large networks and runs them. (d) Neither 1 nor 2
2. The International Energy Agency in partnership with the Climate Group launched a
 c) Both 1 and 2

2021 d) Neither 1 nor 2

Q 1. ‘Communications Compatibility and Security Agreement (COMCASA)’, recently seen Q 4. Exercise Khanjar is a joint military exercise between
in news relates to:
a) India-Kyrgyzstan
(a) USA
b) India-Kazakhstan
(b) European Union
c) India-Uzbekistan
(c) SAARC
d) India-Turkmenistan
(d) ASEAN
Q 5. Consider the following statements about the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation:
Q 2. With reference to ‘BIMSTEC’, consider the following:
1. It is an intergovernmental organization to promote cooperation in trade, politics, and
1. It is a regional organization comprising seven Member States lying in the littoral and culture.
adjacent areas of the Bay of Bengal constituting a contiguous regional unity. 2. The Anti-Terrorist structure of SCO is located in Beijing.
2. It constitutes seven Member States: five deriving from South Asia, including
Which of the above statement is/are correct?
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and two from Southeast Asia, including
Myanmar and Indonesia. 1. 1 only
3. Sri Lanka to host 5th BIMSTEC Summit 2. 2 only

Which of the above statements is/are correct? 3. Both 1 and 2

4. Neither 1 nor 2
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 2 only
(d) All of the above

Q 3. With reference to ‘Financial Action Task Force (FATF)’, which of the following
2020
statements is/are correct? Q1. Consider the following pairs:

1. India is not a full member of FATF but it has partial membership status of this International agreement/ set-up Subject
organization. 1. Alma-Ata Declaration – Healthcare of the people
2. All permanent members of the Security Council except China are members of FATF. 2. Hague Convention – Biological and Chemical Weapons
3. Talanoa Dialogue – Global Climate Change
Select the correct answer using the codes given below. 4. Under2 Coalition – Child Rights

a) 1 only Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

b) 2 only
a) 1 and 2 only Q1. Which of the following adopted a law on data protection and privacy for its citizens
b) 4 only known as ‘General Data Protection Regulation’ in April 2016 and started
c)1 and 3 only implementation of its from 25th May, 2018?
d) 2,3 and 4 only
a) Australia
Q2. Consider the following statements
b) Canada
1. The value of Indo-Sri Lanka Trade has consistently increased in the last decade.
2. “Textile and textile articles constitute an important item of trade between India and c) The European Union
Bangladesh
d) The United States of America
3. In the last five years, Nepal has been the largest trading partner of India in South Asia
Q2. Recently, India signed a deal known as ‘Action Plan for Prioritization and
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Implementation of Cooperation Areas in the Nuclear Field’ with which of the following
a) 1 and 2 only countries?
b) 2 only
a) Japan
c) 3 only
d) 1 ,2, and 3 b) Russia

Q3. In which one of the following groups are all the four countries members of G20? c) The United Kingdom

a) Argentina Mexico, South Africa and Turkey. d) The United States of America

b) Australia Canada, Malaysia and New Zealand Q3. Consider the following statements:

c) Brazil, Iran, Saudi Arabia and Vietnam 1. The United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) has a ‘Protocol against
the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air’.
d) Indonesia Japan Singapore and South Korea
2. The UNCAC is the ever-first legally binding global anti-corruption instrument.
Q4. The term ‘West Taxes Intermediate’, sometimes found in news to a grade of
3. A highlight of the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime
(UNTOC) is the inclusion of a specific chapter aimed at returning assets to their rightful
a) Crude oil
owners from whom they had been taken illicitly.
b) Bullion 4. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) is mandated by its members
States to assist in the implementation of both UNCAC and UNTOC.
c) Rare earth elements
Which of the statements given above are correct?
d) Uranium
a) 1 and 3 only
b) 2, 3 and 4 only

2019 c) 2 and 4 only

d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
 b) The military nuclear installations come under the inspection of IAEA

2018 c) The country will have the privilege to buy uranium from the Nuclear Suppliers Group
(NSG).
Q1. What is/are the consequence /consequences of a country becoming the member of
d) The country automatically becomes a member of the NSG.
the ‘Nuclear Suppliers Group’ ?

Q5. Consider the following countries:

1. It will have access to the latest and most efficient nuclear technologies.
2. It automatically becomes a member of “The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear
1. Australia
Weapons (NPT)”.
2. Canada
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
3. China
4. India
a) 1 only
5. Japan
b) 2 only
6. USA
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
Which of the above are among the ‘free-trade partners’ of ASEAN ?

Q2. The term “ two-state solution” is sometimes mentioned in the news in the context
a) 1, 2, 4 and 5
of the affairs of
b) 3, 4, 5 and 6
c) 1, 3, 4 and 5
a) China
d) 2, 3, 4 and 6
b) Israel
Q6. “ Rule of Law Index” is released by which of the following ?
c) Iraq
a) Amnesty International
d) Yemen
b) International Court of Justice
Q3. International Labour Organization’s Conventions 138 and 182 are related to
c) The Office of UN Commissioner for Human Rights
a) Child labour
d) World Justice Project
b) Adaptation of agriculture practices to global climate change

c) Regulation of food prices and food security

2017
d) Gender parity at the workplace
Q1. Consider the following in respect of Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS):
Q4. In the Indian context, what is the implication of ratifying the ‘Additional Protocol’
1. Inaugural IONS was held in India in 2015 under the chairmanship of the Indian Navy.
with the ‘International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)’ ?
2. IONS is a voluntary initiative that seeks to increase maritime co-operation among
a) The civilian nuclear reactors come under IAEA safeguards. navies of the littoral states of the Indian Ocean Region.
Which of the above statements is/are correct? a) ASEAN

a) 1 only b) BRICS
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2 c) EU
d) Neither 1 nor 2
d) G20
Q2. ‘Broad-based Trade and Investment Agreement (BTIA)’ is sometimes seen in the
news in the context of negotiations held between India and

a) European Union 2015

Q1. India is a member of which of the following?
b) Gulf Cooperation Council
1. Asia-Pacific economic corporation.
c) Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
2. Association of South-East Asian Nations.
d) Shanghai Cooperation Organization
3. East Asia Summit

Q3. What is the importance of developing Chabahar Port by India?

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

a) India’s trade with African countries will enormously increase.

a) 1 and 2 only
b) 3 only
b) India’s relations with oil producing Arab countries will be strengthened.
c) 1, 2, and 3
c) India will not depend on Pakistan for access to Afghanistan and Central Asia. d) India is a member of none of them

d) Pakistan will facilitate and protect the installation of a gas pipeline between Iraq and Q2. Consider the following countries
India
1. China
Q4. Consider the following statements: 2. France

1. The Nuclear Security Summits are periodically held under the aegis of the United Nations. 3. India
2. The International Panel on Fissile Materials is an organ of International Atomic Energy 4. Israel
Agency. 5. Pakistan

Which of the statements given above is/are correct? Which among the above are Nuclear Weapons States as recognized by the Treaty on the
Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons, commonly known as Nuclear Non-Proliferation
a) 1 only
Treaty (NPT)?
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2 a) 1 and 2 only
d) Neither 1 nor 2 b) 1, 3, 4 and 5 only

Q5. The term ‘Digital Single Market Strategy’ seen in the news refers to
c) 2, 4 and 5 only a) a strategy to tackle the regional terrorism, an outcome of a meeting of the Shanghai
d) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 Cooperation Organization.

Q3. The ‘Fortaleza Declaration’ recently in the news, is related to the affairs of: b) a plan of action for sustainable economic growth in the Asia-Pacific Region, an
outcome of deliberations of the Asia-Pacific Economic Forum
a) ASEAN
c) an agenda for women’s empowerment, an outcome of a World Conference convened by
b) BRICS the United Nations

c) OECD d) a strategy to combat wildlife trafficking, a declaration of the East Asia Summit

d) WTO Q7. With reference to ‘Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation (IOR-
ARC)’,
Q4. Amnesty International is
Consider the following statements:
a) an agency of the United Nations to help refugees of civil wars
1. It was established very recently in response to incidents of piracy and accidents of oil
b) a global Human Rights Movement
spills
c) a non-governmental voluntary organization to help very poor people 2. It is an alliance meant for maritime security only

d) an inter-governmental agency to cater to medical emergencies in war-ravaged regions Which of the following statements given above is/are correct?

Q5. In the Mekong-Ganga Cooperation, an initiative of six countries, which of the a) 1 only
following is/are not a participant/participants?
b) 2 only
1. Bangladesh
c) Both 1 and 2
2. Cambodia
3. China d) Neither 1 nor 2

4. Myanmar
5. Thailand

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

2014
Q1. With reference to a grouping of countries known as BRICS, consider the following
a) 1 only statements:
b) 2, 3 and 4
c) 1 and 3 1. The First Summit of BRICS was held in Rio de Janeiro in 2009.
d) 1, 2 and 5 2. South Africa was the last to join the BRICS grouping.

Q6. ‘Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action’ often seen in the news, is Which of the statements given above is / are correct?
a) 1 only a) 1 only
b) 2 only b) 2 and 3 only
c) Both 1 and 2 c) 1 and 3 only
d) Neither 1 nor 2 d) 1, 2 and 3

Q2. Recently, a series of uprisings of people referred to as ‘Arab Spring’ originally started
from

a) Egypt

b) Lebanon
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1. Denmark
2. Japan
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5. United States of America

Which of the above are the members of the ‘Arctic Council ‘?

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a) 1, 2 and 3
b) 2, 3 and 4
c) 1, 4 and 5
d) 1, 3 and 5
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Q4. Consider the following pairs:

Region often in news Country

Geography Optional Notes
1. Chechnya : Russian Federation
2. Darfur : Mali
3. Swat Valley : Iraq
Physical Geography Human Geography
Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?