UPSC International Relations – Chapter 1: India's Foreign Policy – Evolution, Principles and Making (21 MCQs)
UPSC International Relations – Chapter 1: India's Foreign Policy – Evolution, Principles and Making (21 MCQs) – 20 questions, subject: International Relations. Every question has the correct answer with a one-line explanation; tap "Show Answer". Free practice for TNPSC, UPSC, SSC, Bank and RRB exams – Shanmugam IAS Academy, Coimbatore.
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Promotion of international peace and security is a directive in:
Correct Answer: A [Article 51]
Explanation:
Article 51, a Directive Principle, asks the State to promote international peace and security and just and honourable relations between nations.
Which Article lets Parliament legislate to implement an international agreement even on a State List subject?
Correct Answer: A [Article 253]
Explanation:
Article 253 empowers Parliament to make laws for any part of India to implement treaties and agreements, even on State List subjects.
The National Security Council was set up in:
Correct Answer: C [1998]
Explanation:
The National Security Council was set up in 1998, served by the National Security Adviser, to bring security and foreign policy together.
The Panchsheel principles were first set out in an agreement between India and:
Correct Answer: C [China]
Explanation:
on Tibet, 29 April 1954.
The Non-Aligned Movement was formally founded at a summit in:
Correct Answer: B [Belgrade, 1961]
Explanation:
NAM was formally founded at the first summit of non-aligned countries held in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, in September 1961.
India's Look East Policy was launched under Prime Minister:
Correct Answer: B [P.V. Narasimha Rao]
Explanation:
1991.
The principle that India should not insist on reciprocity from its smaller neighbours is part of the:
Correct Answer: A [Gujral Doctrine]
Explanation:
The Gujral Doctrine (1996–97) said India would not ask reciprocity from smaller neighbours but give what it could in good faith.
SAGAR, India's vision for the Indian Ocean, stands for:
Correct Answer: B [Security and Growth for All in the Region]
Explanation:
2015.
Consider the following statements:
1. ITEC was launched in 1964.
2. The International Day of Yoga was declared by the UN General Assembly in 2014.
3. The Indian Council for Cultural Relations was set up in 1991.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Correct Answer: B [1 and 2 only]
Explanation:
Statements 1 (ITEC, 1964) and 2 (UNGA declared Yoga Day in 2014) are correct; the ICCR dates from 1950, not 1991.
Assertion (A): India can take part in both the Quad and BRICS.
Reason (R): India follows strategic autonomy, partnering with different powers on different issues without joining military alliances.
Correct Answer: A [Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A]
Explanation:
Strategic autonomy – partnering issue by issue without military alliances – is exactly what lets India sit in both the Quad and BRICS.
Operation Kaveri (2023) evacuated Indians from:
Correct Answer: C [Sudan]
Explanation:
Operation Kaveri, launched in April 2023, brought Indian nationals out of conflict-hit Sudan.
The theme of India's G20 presidency was:
Correct Answer: D [One Earth, One Family, One Future]
Explanation:
Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam.
The Indian Foreign Service was created in:
Correct Answer: D [1946]
Explanation:
The Indian Foreign Service was created in 1946, on the eve of Independence, to staff India's diplomatic missions abroad.
The parliamentary body that examines the policies and budget of the MEA is the:
Correct Answer: B [Standing Committee on External Affairs]
Explanation:
The Standing Committee on External Affairs, a departmentally related committee, examines the MEA's demands for grants and its policies.
India established full diplomatic relations with Israel in:
Correct Answer: B [1992]
Explanation:
India, which had recognised Israel in September 1950, established full diplomatic relations with it in January 1992.
Arrange the following in chronological order:
1. Gujral Doctrine
2. Panchsheel
3. Act East Policy
4. Indo-Soviet Treaty
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Correct Answer: C [2-4-1-3]
Explanation:
1954, 1971, 1996–97, 2014.
The first Voice of the Global South Summit hosted by India was held in:
Correct Answer: A [January 2023]
Explanation:
virtually.
In 2025, India broadened its SAGAR vision for the Indian Ocean into a wider vision for the Global South, announced in Mauritius. It is called:
Correct Answer: B [MAHASAGAR]
Explanation:
MAHASAGAR (Mutual and Holistic Advancement for Security and Growth Across Regions) was announced by PM Modi in Mauritius on 12 March 2025.
The MEA's Development Partnership Administration, which manages India's lines of credit and grant projects abroad, was set up in:
Correct Answer: C [2012]
Explanation:
the Development Partnership Administration was set up in 2012.
Who of the following is the author of the books "The India Way" and "Why Bharat Matters"?
Correct Answer: D [Subrahmanyam Jaishankar]
Explanation:
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar wrote The India Way (2020) and Why Bharat Matters (2024).
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