UPSC International Relations – Chapter 12: Russia, Central Asia and Eurasia (23 MCQs)
UPSC International Relations – Chapter 12: Russia, Central Asia and Eurasia (23 MCQs) – 23 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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The India–Russia Declaration on Strategic Partnership was signed in:
Correct Answer: A [2000]
Explanation:
The Declaration on Strategic Partnership was signed during President Putin's visit to India in October 2000, starting annual summits.
India–Russia ties were raised to a "Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership" in:
Correct Answer: B [2010]
Explanation:
During President Medvedev's visit in December 2010 the partnership was elevated to a Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership.
India signed the deal for the S-400 air-defence system with Russia in:
Correct Answer: C [2018]
Explanation:
October 2018.
The INSTC agreement of 2000 was signed by India, Iran and:
Correct Answer: A [Russia]
Explanation:
The INSTC agreement was signed by India, Iran and Russia at St Petersburg in 2000; other States joined later.
India's "Connect Central Asia" policy was announced in:
Correct Answer: A [2012]
Explanation:
The Connect Central Asia policy was set out at the India–Central Asia Dialogue in Bishkek in June 2012.
The first India–Central Asia Summit was held, virtually, in:
Correct Answer: B [2022]
Explanation:
January 2022.
The TAPI gas pipeline is planned to start from:
Correct Answer: C [Turkmenistan]
Explanation:
TAPI stands for Turkmenistan–Afghanistan–Pakistan–India; gas would flow from Turkmenistan's Galkynysh field.
India joined the Ashgabat Agreement on transport and transit in:
Correct Answer: D [2018]
Explanation:
India acceded to the Ashgabat Agreement on international transport and transit corridors in February 2018.
Which Central Asian country is a major supplier of uranium to India?
Correct Answer: D [Kazakhstan]
Explanation:
Kazakhstan, the world's largest uranium producer, supplies uranium to India under long-term contracts.
Consider the following statements:
1. India abstained on most UN resolutions on the war in Ukraine.
2. At the SCO summit in Samarkand in 2022, the Prime Minister said that this is not an era of war.
3. India joined Western sanctions on Russia in 2022.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Correct Answer: B [1 and 2 only]
Explanation:
India abstained on most UN votes and the PM said 'not an era of war' at Samarkand, but India never joined Western sanctions.
Assertion (A): The Chennai–Vladivostok Eastern Maritime Corridor offers India a direct sea link to Russia's Far East.
Reason (R): It connects India's east coast to Vladivostok through the Strait of Malacca and the South China Sea, without going round Europe.
Correct Answer: A [Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A]
Explanation:
Because the route runs from Chennai through Malacca and the South China Sea, it gives India a direct sea link to Russia's Far East.
India announced its "Act Far East" policy in 2019 at the Eastern Economic Forum held in:
Correct Answer: D [Vladivostok]
Explanation:
The Prime Minister announced Act Far East and a US $1 billion line of credit at the Eastern Economic Forum, Vladivostok, in September 2019.
The BrahMos cruise missile is produced by a joint venture between India and:
Correct Answer: C [Russia]
Explanation:
BrahMos Aerospace is a 1998 joint venture of India's DRDO and Russia's NPO Mashinostroyeniya.
AK-203 rifles are being manufactured in India at:
Correct Answer: B [Korwa, Amethi]
Explanation:
Indo-Russia Rifles.
The Organization of Turkic States was known until 2021 as the:
Correct Answer: B [Turkic Council]
Explanation:
The Turkic Council, founded in 2009, was renamed the Organization of Turkic States at its Istanbul summit in November 2021.
Nagorno-Karabakh has been the subject of conflict between:
Correct Answer: D [Armenia and Azerbaijan]
Explanation:
Nagorno-Karabakh is disputed between Armenia and Azerbaijan, who fought over it in the early 1990s, 2020 and 2023.
Arrange the following in chronological order:
1. Indo-Soviet Treaty
2. India–Russia Declaration on Strategic Partnership
3. India joins the Ashgabat Agreement
4. Connect Central Asia policy
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Correct Answer: C [1-2-4-3]
Explanation:
1971, 2000, 2012, 2018.
The India–Russia Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation that replaced the 1971 treaty was signed in:
Correct Answer: D [1993]
Explanation:
The India–Russia Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation, signed in January 1993, replaced the 1971 Indo-Soviet Treaty.
The Sakhalin-1 oil and gas project, in which ONGC Videsh holds a stake, is located in:
Correct Answer: D [Russia's Far East]
Explanation:
Sakhalin-1 lies off Sakhalin Island in Russia's Far East; ONGC Videsh holds a 20% stake.
The annual India–Russia summit mechanism began in:
Correct Answer: B [2000]
Explanation:
The 2000 Declaration on Strategic Partnership instituted annual India–Russia summits, held alternately in each country.
Recently, India signed a deal known as 'Action Plan for Prioritisation and Implementation of Cooperation Areas in the Nuclear Field' with which of the following countries?
Correct Answer: B [Russia]
Explanation:
signed in New Delhi in October 2018.
India is one of the founding members of the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC), a multimodal transportation corridor, which will connect
Correct Answer: A [India to Central Asia to Europe via Iran]
Explanation:
The INSTC runs by sea from India to Iran, then overland through Iran and the Caspian region to Central Asia, Russia and Europe.
Consider the following countries:
1. Armenia
2. Azerbaijan
3. Croatia
4. Romania
5. Uzbekistan
Which of the above are members of the Organization of Turkic States?
Correct Answer: C [2 and 5 only]
Explanation:
Azerbaijan (founder, 2009) and Uzbekistan (2019).
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