UPSC International Relations – Chapter 5: India–China Relations (21 MCQs)

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UPSC International Relations – Chapter 5: India–China Relations (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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1.  

India and the People's Republic of China established diplomatic relations in:

Correct Answer: A [1950]

Explanation:

1 April 1950.

2.  

The clash between Indian and Chinese troops in the Galwan valley took place in:

Correct Answer: C [2020]

Explanation:

15 June 2020.

3.  

The Doklam plateau lies at the trijunction of India, China and:

Correct Answer: B [Bhutan]

Explanation:

Doklam is a plateau claimed by Bhutan and China, lying where the boundaries of India (Sikkim), Bhutan and China meet.

4.  

Pakistan ceded the Shaksgam Valley to China in:

Correct Answer: A [1963]

Explanation:

Under the Sino-Pakistan boundary agreement of 1963, Pakistan handed the Shaksgam Valley to China; India rejects this cession.

5.  

The Special Representatives mechanism on the India–China boundary question was set up in:

Correct Answer: B [2003]

Explanation:

The Special Representatives mechanism was agreed during Prime Minister Vajpayee's visit to China in June 2003 to seek a boundary settlement.

6.  

The first informal summit between Prime Minister Modi and President Xi Jinping was held at:

Correct Answer: D [Wuhan]

Explanation:

2018.

7.  

The first India–China agreement on maintaining peace and tranquillity along the LAC was signed in:

Correct Answer: D [1993]

Explanation:

The 1993 Agreement on the Maintenance of Peace and Tranquillity along the LAC was the first pact on the LAC.

8.  

The Yarlung Tsangpo enters India in Arunachal Pradesh as the:

Correct Answer: C [Siang]

Explanation:

The Yarlung Tsangpo turns south round Namcha Barwa and enters Arunachal Pradesh as the Siang, later forming the Brahmaputra.

9.  

Consider the following statements:
1. India stayed away from the first Belt and Road Forum held in 2017.
2. The China–Pakistan Economic Corridor passes through Gilgit-Baltistan.
3. India joined the Belt and Road Initiative in 2019.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Correct Answer: B [1 and 2 only]

Explanation:

India skipped the 2017 Belt and Road Forum and CPEC crosses Gilgit-Baltistan; statement 3 is false because India never joined the BRI.

10.  

Assertion (A): India has not joined China's Belt and Road Initiative.
Reason (R): The China–Pakistan Economic Corridor, a BRI project, passes through Indian territory under Pakistan's occupation.

Correct Answer: A [Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A]

Explanation:

India stays out of the BRI because its flagship CPEC passes through Indian territory under Pakistan's occupation, violating India's sovereignty.

11.  

Under Press Note 3 (2020), government approval is needed for foreign direct investment from:

Correct Answer: C [countries sharing a land border with India]

Explanation:

Press Note 3 of April 2020 put FDI from countries sharing a land border with India, including China, on the government route.

12.  

The Vibrant Villages Programme (2023) is meant for:

Correct Answer: D [villages along the northern border]

Explanation:

The Vibrant Villages Programme, approved in 2023, develops villages along India's northern border with China.

13.  

The Sela tunnel, opened in 2024, is in:

Correct Answer: C [Arunachal Pradesh]

Explanation:

on the road to Tawang.

14.  

China's name for Arunachal Pradesh, rejected by India, is:

Correct Answer: D [Zangnan]

Explanation:

China calls Arunachal Pradesh 'Zangnan' (South Tibet) and issues its own place names there, which India rejects.

15.  

The Dalai Lama fled from Tibet to India in:

Correct Answer: B [1959]

Explanation:

March 1959.

16.  

Arrange the following in chronological order:
1. Panchsheel Agreement
2. Doklam standoff
3. Galwan clash
4. Rajiv Gandhi's visit to China
Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Correct Answer: C [1-4-2-3]

Explanation:

1954, 1988, 2017, 2020.

17.  

The clashes at Nathu La and Cho La between India and China took place in:

Correct Answer: D [1967]

Explanation:

In September–October 1967 Indian and Chinese troops clashed at Nathu La and Cho La on the Sikkim border.

18.  

The India–China arrangement of October 2024 restored patrolling at:

Correct Answer: A [Depsang and Demchok]

Explanation:

The arrangement announced on 21 October 2024 restored patrolling and grazing at Depsang and Demchok in eastern Ladakh.

19.  

The India–China Expert Level Mechanism set up in 2006 deals with:

Correct Answer: A [trans-border rivers]

Explanation:

The Expert Level Mechanism, set up in 2006, discusses trans-border rivers and the sharing of hydrological data.

20.  
UPSC Prelims 2016

'Belt and Road Initiative' is sometimes mentioned in the news in the context of the affairs of:

Correct Answer: D [China]

Explanation:

China's BRI was unveiled by President Xi Jinping in 2013.

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