UPSC International Relations – Chapter 15: India and Europe – the EU, the UK and Major European Powers (25 MCQs)
UPSC International Relations – Chapter 15: India and Europe – the EU, the UK and Major European Powers (25 MCQs) – 25 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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India and the European Union became strategic partners in:
Correct Answer: A [2004]
Explanation:
India and the EU agreed their Strategic Partnership at the fifth annual summit in 2004, after summits began in Lisbon in 2000.
India's first strategic partnership, signed in 1998, was with:
Correct Answer: C [France]
Explanation:
France became India's first strategic partner in 1998 and, unlike others, imposed no sanctions after Pokhran-II.
The India–EFTA Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement came into force in:
Correct Answer: C [October 2025]
Explanation:
TEPA, signed with EFTA in March 2024, entered into force on 1 October 2025.
Which of the following is NOT a member of EFTA?
Correct Answer: B [Denmark]
Explanation:
Denmark is in the EU.
The Stability and Growth Pact limits the budget deficit of EU members to:
Correct Answer: A [3% of GDP]
Explanation:
The Pact caps general government deficits at 3% of GDP; the separate 60% figure applies to public debt.
"Varuna" is an exercise between the navies of India and:
Correct Answer: D [France]
Explanation:
Varuna is the bilateral naval exercise of India and France, alongside Shakti (army) and Garuda (air force).
The 32nd member of NATO, which joined in 2024, is:
Correct Answer: B [Sweden]
Explanation:
Sweden joined NATO in March 2024 as its 32nd member, a year after Finland became the 31st.
The EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism does NOT at present cover:
Correct Answer: A [textiles]
Explanation:
CBAM covers steel, aluminium, cement, fertilisers, hydrogen and electricity; textiles are not among the covered goods.
The European Union was created by the Maastricht Treaty, which was signed in:
Correct Answer: A [1992]
Explanation:
The Maastricht Treaty, signed in 1992 and in force from 1993, created the European Union.
Consider the following statements:
1. India–EU talks on the BTIA began in 2007.
2. In 2022 the talks were relaunched as separate agreements on trade, investment protection and geographical indications.
3. The India–EU Trade and Technology Council was the EU's first such council with any country.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Correct Answer: B [1 and 2 only]
Explanation:
Statements 1 and 2 are true; statement 3 is false because the EU's first such council was with the US.
Assertion (A): India has criticised the EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism.
Reason (R): CBAM puts a carbon charge on imports such as steel and aluminium, raising the cost of Indian exports to the EU.
Correct Answer: A [Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A]
Explanation:
Both are true and R explains A: CBAM's carbon charge raises the cost of Indian steel and aluminium in the EU.
India–Germany Intergovernmental Consultations at cabinet level have been held since:
Correct Answer: C [2011]
Explanation:
The first India–Germany Intergovernmental Consultations, with ministers of both cabinets, were held in 2011.
The European Stability Mechanism is based in:
Correct Answer: D [Luxembourg]
Explanation:
The European Stability Mechanism, set up in 2012 to lend to eurozone states in distress, has its seat in Luxembourg.
The Horizon 2047 roadmap was adopted by India and:
Correct Answer: D [France]
Explanation:
July 2023.
Under the EU Nature Restoration Law, restoration measures must cover at least what share of EU land and sea areas by 2030?
Correct Answer: C [20%]
Explanation:
The Nature Restoration Law requires restoration measures on at least 20% of EU land and sea areas by 2030.
The first India–EU summit was held in 2000 at:
Correct Answer: D [Lisbon]
Explanation:
The first India–EU summit was held in Lisbon in June 2000, beginning a series of regular summits.
Arrange the following in chronological order:
1. Maastricht Treaty
2. India–EFTA TEPA signed
3. NATO founded
4. India–EU Strategic Partnership
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Correct Answer: C [3-1-4-2]
Explanation:
1949, 1992, 2004, 2024.
The United Kingdom formally left the European Union in:
Correct Answer: D [January 2020]
Explanation:
The UK left the EU on 31 January 2020; the transition period then ran until December 2020.
India and the UK agreed a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and Roadmap 2030 in:
Correct Answer: B [2021]
Explanation:
The Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and Roadmap 2030 were adopted at the India–UK virtual summit of May 2021.
The Danish settlement of Tranquebar (Tharangambadi) lies in present-day:
Correct Answer: D [Tamil Nadu]
Explanation:
Tharangambadi, Mayiladuthurai district.
Consider the following countries:
1. Austria
2. Bulgaria
3. Croatia
4. Serbia
5. Sweden
6. North Macedonia
How many of the above are members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization?
Correct Answer: B [Only four]
Explanation:
Bulgaria, Croatia, Sweden and North Macedonia; Austria and Serbia are not members.
'Broad-based Trade and Investment Agreement (BTIA)' is sometimes seen in the news in the context of negotiations held between India and:
Correct Answer: A [European Union]
Explanation:
talks began in 2007.
Consider the following statements:
The 'Stability and Growth Pact' of the European Union is a treaty that
1. limits the levels of the budgetary deficit of the countries of the European Union
2. makes the countries of the European Union to share their infrastructure facilities
3. enables the countries of the European Union to share their technologies
How many of the above statements are correct?
Correct Answer: A [Only one]
Explanation:
only statement 1.
'European Stability Mechanism', sometimes seen in the news, is an:
Correct Answer: B [Agency of the EU that provides financial assistance to eurozone countries.]
Explanation:
The ESM, set up in 2012, gives loans and other financial help to eurozone countries facing financial difficulty.
Which organization has enacted the Nature Restoration Law (NRL) to tackle climate change and biodiversity loss?
Correct Answer: A [The European Union]
Explanation:
adopted in 2024.
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