UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Indians in Fiji

Question 1

Which of the following Indian autonomous bodies administers the Atal Bihari Vajpayee General Scholarship Scheme under which 20 scholarships are offered annually to nationals of Fiji?

Accepted Answer

Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR)

Answer

Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR)

Answer

Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR)

Answer

Indian Council of Philosophical Research (ICPR)

Question 2

Which Fijian town hosted the principal national event of the 146th Girmit Day Commemoration in May 2025, attended by India's Minister of State Pabitra Margherita as Guest of Honour?

Accepted Answer

Labasa

Answer

Suva

Answer

Nadi

Answer

Lautoka

Question 3

The India-Fiji Joint Statement titled 'Partnership in the spirit of Veilomani Dosti' was issued during which one of the following?

Accepted Answer

Official visit of Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka to India, 24-26 August 2025

Answer

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's bilateral visit to Suva in November 2014

Answer

India's hosting of the FIPIC-III Summit at Port Moresby in May 2023

Answer

Sideline meeting of EAM Jaishankar and PM Rabuka at the Munich Security Conference, February 2025

Question 4

Under the Sagar Amrut Scholarship Scheme announced by India for Pacific Island Countries, how many scholarships are allocated annually to Fiji from the 2023-24 academic year onwards?

Accepted Answer

100

Answer

20

Answer

55

Answer

110

UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Indians in Fiji

Q1. Which of the following Indian autonomous bodies administers the Atal Bihari Vajpayee General Scholarship Scheme under which 20 scholarships are offered annually to nationals of Fiji?

Q2. Which Fijian town hosted the principal national event of the 146th Girmit Day Commemoration in May 2025, attended by India's Minister of State Pabitra Margherita as Guest of Honour?

Q3. The India-Fiji Joint Statement titled 'Partnership in the spirit of Veilomani Dosti' was issued during which one of the following?

Q4. Under the Sagar Amrut Scholarship Scheme announced by India for Pacific Island Countries, how many scholarships are allocated annually to Fiji from the 2023-24 academic year onwards?