The document discusses India's strategic partnerships and relations with major powers like Russia, China, and the United States. It provides 31 multiple choice questions about various aspects of these relationships, including high-level dialogues, defense cooperation agreements, joint military exercises, trade relations and more. The questions are intended to test knowledge about India's foreign relations for exams like NET/UPSC.

1. Which statement is not correct?
A. In 2000, Declaration on the India-Russia Strategic Partnership
B. The Annual Summit meeting between the President of India and the
President of the Russian Federation is the highest institutionalized
dialogue mechanism in the strategic partnership between India and
Russia
C. The Strategic Partnership was elevated to the level of a Special and
Privileged Strategic Partnership in 2010
D. None of the above
1Dr. Venkata Krishnan
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India & Major Powers

2. 2Dr. Venkata Krishnan
Which of the following dialogue mechanisms happened in Indo-
US relations?
1) India-U.S. 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue
2) India-U.S. Commercial Dialogue
3) India – U.S. Economic and Financial Partnership
4) India-U.S. Trade Policy Forum
5) India-U.S. Strategic Energy Partnership
6) India-U.S. Homeland Security Dialogue (HSD)
A. 135
B. 246
C. 123456
D. None of the above

3. 3Dr. Venkata Krishnan
Which of the following are U.S. States?
1. Rio Grande do Sul
2. Indiana
3. New Jersey
4. Colorado
5. Arkansas
A. 1234
B. 2345
C. 1345
D. 12345

4. 4Dr. Venkata Krishnan
Which of the following are part of India’s longstanding and wide-
ranging cooperation with Russia in the field of defence?
1. Construction of frigates
2. Ka-226T helicopters
3. AK Series Assault Rifles
4. BrahMos Missile System
5. SU-30 aircraft and T-90 tanks
6. S-400 air defence systems
A. 135
B. 246
C. 123456
D. None of the above

5. 5Dr. Venkata Krishnan
The bilateral exercises ‘Yudh Abhyas, Vajra Prahar,
Tarkash, Tiger Triumph, and Cope India’ are between
A. India and Russia
B. India and U.S
C. India and China
D. All the above

6. Which of the cities are in the Russian Federation ?
A. Saint Petersburg and Moscow
B. Sochi and Vladivostok
C. Saint Petersburg, Vladivostok and Moscow
D. Both A & B
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7. 7Dr. Venkata Krishnan
Which statement is not correct?
A. India became the first non-socialist bloc country to
establish diplomatic relations with the People’s
Republic of China.
B. In 1962, there was a border conflict between the
People’s Republic of China and India
C. Both A & B
D. None of the above

8. 8Dr. Venkata Krishnan
India conducts more bilateral defence exercises with the
which country ?
A. China
B. Russia
C. Israel
D. US

9. 9Dr. Venkata Krishnan
DAE (India) signed a trilateral MoU on cooperation in the
implementation of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)
construction project in
A. Srilanka along with the Ministry of Science and Technology of
Srilanka and Rosatom
B. Bangladesh along with the Ministry of Science and Technology
of Bangladesh and Rosatom
C. Nepal along with the Ministry of Science and Technology of
Nepal and Rosatom
D. None of the above

10. 10Dr. Venkata Krishnan
Joint Tri-Services Exercise ‘INDRA 2019’ is
between India and
A. China
B. Russia
C. Israel
D. US

11. 11Dr. Venkata Krishnan
Who made the White Horse monastery at Luoyang
their abode?
A. Kumarajiva, Bodhidharma and Dharmakshema
B. Kashyapa Matanga and Dharmaratna
C. Both A & B
D. None of the above

12. Sakhalin is
A. Known for oil & gas
B. The largest developer and manufacturer of engines
for Military & Civil Air Fleet in Russia
C. Both A & B
D. None of the above
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13. 13Dr. Venkata Krishnan
Which Prime Minister visited China in 1988 and marked the
beginning of improvement in bilateral relations?
A. Rajiv Gandhi
B. Indira Gandhi
C. P. V. Narasimha Rao
D. Chandra Shekhar

14. 14Dr. Venkata Krishnan
When the agreement on the Maintenance of Peace
and Tranquility along the Line of Actual Control on
the India-China Border Areas signed?
A. 1950
B. 1962
C. 1988
D. 1993

15. 15Dr. Venkata Krishnan
Which statement is correct?
A. In 2019, Chief Ministers of Haryana, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh and
Goa and about 140 Indian companies visited Vladivostok
B. India assured to explore opportunities for enhancing trade and
investment from India to the Far East region of Russia
C. Both A & B
D. None of the above

16. 16Dr. Venkata Krishnan
The announcement of India’s elevation to Tier I of the Strategic Trade
Authorization (STA) license exception will further contribute towards
facilitating interaction in advanced and sensitive technologies. This is
by
A. China
B. Russia
C. Israel
D. US

17. 17Dr. Venkata Krishnan
For Kailash Mansarovar Yatra, India-China signed a MoU
to open the
A. Nathu La route
B. Zoji La route
C. Yonggyap Pass
D. None of the above

18. 18Dr. Venkata Krishnan
Which Russian company acquired ESSAR’s Vadinar refinery in
India?
A. AFK Sistema
B. Rosneft
C. KamazInc
D. None of the above

19. Dr. Venkata Krishnan 19
In India-China relations, which is the recent in the following ?
A. The Five Year Development Program for Economic and Trade
Cooperation between India and China was adopted
B. To facilitate high level exchanges of Party leaders from China
and Chief Ministers from India, a special arrangement has been
entered
C. Establishment of the mechanism of Special Representatives (SR)
on the India-China Boundary Question
D. All happened in the same year

20. Dr. Venkata Krishnan 20
U.S. company - Westinghouse is related to
A. Importing crude from the U.S.
B. India and the U.S civil nuclear cooperation
C. Importing LNG from the U.S.
D. India-U.S. Cyber Security Dialogue

21. Dr. Venkata Krishnan 21
BrahMos Aerospace was formed as a joint venture between Defence
Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) of India and Joint
Stock Company “Military Industrial Consortium” “NPO
Mashinostroyenia” of
A. China
B. Russia
C. Israel
D. US

22. Dr. Venkata Krishnan 22
In which of the following multilateral bodies India and China both
are members?
1. BRICS, 2. SCO, 3. G20, 4. D-8, 5. RIC
A. 125
B. 1235
C. 1245
D. 12345

23. Dr. Venkata Krishnan 23
A. Chinese companies are involved in EPC projects in the
Power Sector in India
B. Chinese mobile companies have achieved remarkable
growth in India
C. Chinese state-owned companies have won projects in India
and have opened project offices in India
D. All the above
Which statement is correct?

24. Dr. Venkata Krishnan 24
Which statement is correct?
A. There has been a significant reduction in Russia’s external
trade
B. Russia has emphasized on import substitution
C. Russia’s ongoing dispute with the West over Ukraine issue
D. All the above

25. Dr. Venkata Krishnan 25
In the India-China Economic and Commercial relations,
the Strategic Economic Dialogue led by the
A. Commerce Ministers of both sides
B. Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog and the Chairman of
National Development and Reform Commission
(NDRC) of China
C. Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs of India
and Vice Minister, Ministry of Finance of PRC
D. None of the above

26. Dr. Venkata Krishnan 26
In India-China Cultural Relations, which of the following are
having a role?
1. Buddhism
2. Bollywood movies
3. Yoga
4. Hindi language learning/teaching
5. Carnatic Music
A. 1234
B. 2345
C. 1345
D. 12345

27. Dr. Venkata Krishnan 27
Which statement is correct?
A. Russia has been a long standing supporter of India’s
membership of the Nuclear Suppliers Group
B. Russia supports India for Permanent Membership in
an expanded UNSC
C. Both A & B
D. None of the above

28. Dr. Venkata Krishnan 28
Bilateral joint military exercise, Hand-in-Hand
between India and
A. China
B. Russia
C. Israel
D. US

29. Dr. Venkata Krishnan 29
ISRO and NASA are also working towards intensifying
cooperation in
A. Mars exploration
B. Heliophysics
C. Human spaceflight
D. All the above

30. Dr. Venkata Krishnan 30
India-Russia military technical cooperation has reached
A. Buyer - seller framework
B. Buyer - seller framework to one involving joint research and
development
C. Buyer - seller framework to one involving joint research,
development and production of advanced defence
technologies and systems
D. None of the above

31. Dr. Venkata Krishnan 31
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