International Relations & Treaties — UPSC Prelims Previous Year Questions
47 questions from UPSC CSE Prelims GS Paper 1 on International Relations & Treaties (Current Affairs). Spanning from 1995 to 2024. Practice with show/hide answers and detailed explanations.
What UPSC Asks About International Relations & Treaties
Based on 47 questions across 22 years, UPSC has consistently tested aspirants' understanding of International Relations & Treaties within the broader Current Affairs syllabus. The questions range from factual recall to application-based analysis.
Recent trends show UPSC moving towards statement-based questions that combine multiple aspects of International Relations & Treaties. Aspirants should focus on understanding concepts rather than memorizing isolated facts.
Q: Which one of the following is the correct description of "100 Million Farmers"?
(a)It is a platform for accelerating the transition towards food and water systems that are net-zero (carbon), nature-positive and that aims to increase farmer resilience.
(b)It is an international alliance and a network of individuals and farming organisations interested in supporting and strengthening the development of the organic animal husbandry.
(c)It is a digital platform fully integrated with service providers and built on blockchain that lets buyers, sellers and third parties trade fertilizers quickly and securely.
(d)It is a platform with the mission of encouraging the farmers to form Farmer Product Organisations or Agribusiness Consortiums, thus facilitating the access to global open markets to sell their products.
Q: Consider the following statements :
Statement-I :
India does not import apples from the United States of America.
Statement-II :
In India, the law prohibits the import of Genetically Modified food without the approval of the competent authority.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements ?
(a)Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II explains Statement-I
(b)Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct, but Statement-II does not explain Statement-I
(c)Statement-I is correct, but Statement-II is incorrect
(d)Statement-I is incorrect, but Statement-II is correct
Q: Consider the following statements:
Statement-I:
Recently, the United States of America (USA) and the European Union (EU) have launched the 'Trade and Technology Council'.
Statement-II:
The USA and the EU claim that through this they are trying to bring technological progress and physical productivity under their control.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
(a)Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II is the correct explanation for Statement-I
(b)Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II is not the correct explanation for Statement-I
(c)Statement-I is correct but Statement-II is incorrect
(d)Statement-I is incorrect but Statement-II is correct
Q: Consider the following statements :
1. Recently, all the countries of the United Nations have adopted the first-ever compact for international migration, the 'Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM)'.
2. The objectives and commitments
stated in the GCM are binding on the UN member countries.
3. The GCM addresses internal migration or internally displaced people also in its objectives and commitments.
How many of the above statements are correct?
Q: Consider the following statements:
Statement-I:
Israel has established diplomatic relations with some Arab States.
Statement-II:
The 'Arab Peace Initiative' mediated by Saudi Arabia was signed by Israel and Arab League.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
(a)Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II is the correct explanation for Statement-I
(b)Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II is not the correct explanation for Statement-I
(c)Statement-I is correct but Statement-II is incorrect
(d)Statement-I is incorrect but Statement-II is correct
Q: Consider the following pairs:
International agreement/set-up --- Subject
1. Alma-Ata Declaration --- Healthcare of the people
2. Hague Convention --- Biological and chemical weapons
3. Talanoa Dialogue --- Global climate change
4. Under2 Coalition --- Child rights
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
Q: Consider the following statements:
1. The United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) has a 'Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air'.
2. The UNCAC is the ever-first legally binding global anti-corruption instrument.
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 owners from whom they had been taken illicitly.
4. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) is mandated by its member States to assist in the implementation of both UNCAC and UNTOC.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Q: Recently, India signed a deal known as ‘Action Plan for Prioritization and Implementation of Cooperation Areas in the Nuclear Field’ with
which of the following countries?
Q: Consider the following pairs: Community sometimes mentioned in the news — In the affairs of
1. Kurd — Bangladesh
2. Madhesi — Nepal
3. Rohingya — Myanmar
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
Q: With reference to the 'Trans-Pacific Partnership', consider the following statements:
1. It is an agreement among all the Pacific Rim countries except China and Russia.
2. It is a strategic alliance for the purpose of maritime security only.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q: Consider the following statements: The India-Africa Summit
1. Held in 2015 was the third such Summit
2. Was actually initiated by Jawaharlal Nehru in 1951
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q: In the Mekong-Ganga Cooperation, an initiative of six countries, which of the following is/are not a participant/participants?
1. Bangladesh
2. Cambodia
3. China
4. Myanmar
5. Thailand
Q: Consider the following countries:
1. China
2. France
3. India
4. Israel
5. Pakistan Which among the above are Nuclear Weapons States as recognized by the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT)?
Q: With reference to “Look East Policy” of India, consider the following statements:
1. India wants to establish itself as an important regional player in the East Asian affairs.
2. India wants to plug the vacuum created by the termination of Cold War.
3. India wants to restore the historical and cultural ties with its neighbours in Southeast and East Asia.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q: With reference to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, consider the following:
1. The Right to Development
2. The Right to Expression
3. The Right to Recreation
Which of the above is/are the Rights of the child?
Q: In the middle of the year 2008 the Parliament
of which one of the following countries became the first in the world to enact a Climate Act by passing "The Climate Change Accountability Bill" ?
Q: Consider the following pairs:
Famous place : Country
1. Cannes : France
2. Davos : Denmark
3. Roland Garros : The Netherlands
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched ?
Q: Consider the following statements:
1. Republicans won majority in the US House of Representatives election held in the year 2006.
2. Republican Bobby Jindal won a seat in the US House of Representatives for the second time.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q: With reference to the international meetings held in the year 2006, which of the following pairs is/are correctly matched?
1. NAM Summit : Havana
2. APEC Meeting : Bangkok
3. EU–India Summit : Helsinki
4. UN Climate Change Conference : Geneva
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
Q: Match items in the List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List I (Country)
(A) Netherlands
(B) Ukraine
(C) Poland
(D) Japan
List II (Name of Parliament)
1. Diet
2. States General
3. Supreme Council
4. Sejm
Q: Consider the following statements :
1. Second World Buddhist Summit was held in Bangkok in November–December, 2004
2. World Punjabi Conference was held in Jalandhar in December, 2004
3. 4th Meeting of the SAARC, Trade Ministers was held in Islamabad in November, 2004
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q: Consider the following statements :
1. The Parliament of Russia is called Federal Assembly.
2. The Council of the Federation in the Russian Parliament is the lower house
3. The name of the upper house in the Russian Parliament is State Duma.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q: Consider the following statements:
1. P.
V. Narasimha Rao's Government established diplomatic relations between India and Israel.
2. Ariel Sharon is the second Prime Minister of Israel to have visited India.
Which of these statements given above is/are correct?
Q: Consider the following statements regarding the relations between India and Pakistan:
1. During Shimla Agreement, Indira Gandhi and Zulfikar Bhutto agreed to maintain the sanctity of LoC
2. Lahore Summit took place in the year 1997
3. Islamabad Summit was held between Rajiv Gandhi and Nawaz Sharif
Which of these statements is/are correct?
Q: At which one of the cities labelled as A, B, C and D on the given map of Europe was the historic treaty between NATO and Warsaw Pact countries signed in 1998?
Q: The following news item appeared in a National daily dated 1-12-1999:
“...Parliament today rejected a Bill to grant women the right to vote and stand for office in parliamentary elections, by a margin of 32 to 30. The National Assembly was split between liberal, pro-government and Shiite Muslim deputies who were in favour of women’s rights, while the opposition camp grouped Sunni Muslim fundamentalists and tribal MPs. A total of 64 MPs and Ministers were present, of whom two abstained.”
The Parliament referred to in this quotation is that of
Q: In the November 1998 Composite Dialogue Process between India and Pakistan, three contentious issues listed below as 1, 2 and 3 were discussed.
Contentious Issues
1. Disengagement of troops
2. Settlement of boundary dispute
3. Sharing River water
Match the issues with the areas marked in the map as A, B and C
and select the correct answer using the codes given below:
How many UPSC Prelims questions have been asked from International Relations & Treaties?▼
UPSC has asked 47 questions on International Relations & Treaties in GS Paper 1 Prelims between 1995 and 2024. This sub-topic falls under Current Affairs.
In which years has UPSC asked about International Relations & Treaties?▼
Questions on International Relations & Treaties have appeared in UPSC Prelims in the following years: 2024, 2023, 2020, 2019, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996, 1995. The topic has appeared in 22 out of 31 years.
What is the difficulty level of International Relations & Treaties questions in UPSC Prelims?▼
Among 47 questions on International Relations & Treaties: 13 are easy, 30 are moderate, and 4 are difficult. Most questions test conceptual understanding of the topic.
