UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Iran ‘closes’ Hormuz amid attacks on Lebanon

Question 1

The June 2026 declaration announcing the closure of the Strait of Hormuz to all commercial vessel traffic was issued by which one of the following Iranian institutions?

Accepted Answer

Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters of the Iranian Armed Forces

Answer

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran

Answer

Supreme National Security Council of Iran

Answer

Ports and Maritime Organization of Iran

Question 2

With reference to the Strait of Hormuz, the chokepoint at the centre of Iran's June 2026 closure announcement, which of the following are correctly identified as states whose coastline directly borders the strait?

Accepted Answer

1, 2 and 3 only

Answer

1 and 3 only

Answer

2 and 4 only

Answer

1, 2, 3 and 4

Question 3

In the context of Iran's June 2026 closure announcement on the Strait of Hormuz, the term 'Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters' refers to which one of the following?

Accepted Answer

Iran's top joint military command headquarters that coordinates operations across the regular armed forces and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

Answer

The forward naval base of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps located on Qeshm Island guarding the entrance to the strait

Answer

The civilian maritime regulatory authority of Iran charged with notifying tariffs and navigation services in the Persian Gulf

Answer

The diplomatic delegation set up in Islamabad to negotiate the U.S.–Iran ceasefire Memorandum of Understanding

Question 4

According to oil-flow data for the first quarter of 2025 cited during the June 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis, which one of the following was the single largest country destination for crude oil transiting the Strait of Hormuz?

Accepted Answer

China

Answer

India

Answer

Japan

Answer

Republic of Korea

UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Iran ‘closes’ Hormuz amid attacks on Lebanon

Q1. The June 2026 declaration announcing the closure of the Strait of Hormuz to all commercial vessel traffic was issued by which one of the following Iranian institutions?

Q2. With reference to the Strait of Hormuz, the chokepoint at the centre of Iran's June 2026 closure announcement, which of the following are correctly identified as states whose coastline directly borders the strait?

Q3. In the context of Iran's June 2026 closure announcement on the Strait of Hormuz, the term 'Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters' refers to which one of the following?

Q4. According to oil-flow data for the first quarter of 2025 cited during the June 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis, which one of the following was the single largest country destination for crude oil transiting the Strait of Hormuz?