UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — India stays out of statement criticising Israel’s actions

Q1. India's voting position on the 85-nation UN stakeout statement of February 2026 criticising Israel's West Bank plans would be conveyed at the UN headquarters through which one of the following channels?

  • A. Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations, New York
  • B. Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations and Other International Organisations, Geneva
  • C. Embassy of India, Washington D.C.
  • D. India's Permanent Mission to the UN Office at Vienna

Q2. In which year did India establish full diplomatic relations with Israel, ending the practice that preceded the present-day 'de-hyphenation' approach in West Asia policy?

  • A. 1974
  • B. 1988
  • C. 1992
  • D. 2017

Q3. In the context of United Nations diplomatic practice, the term 'stakeout statement' — under which the 85-nation criticism of Israel's West Bank plans was issued in February 2026 — refers to which one of the following?

  • A. A binding resolution adopted by the UN Security Council under Chapter VII of the Charter
  • B. An informal joint declaration delivered to the press by delegates outside the Security Council chamber
  • C. A closed-door consultation of the Council convened under the 'Arria formula' procedure
  • D. A draft Presidential Statement circulated for silence procedure before Council adoption

Q4. How many countries endorsed the United Nations joint stakeout statement of February 2026 criticising Israel's plans to tighten control over the occupied West Bank, which India chose not to co-sign?

  • A. 60
  • B. 75
  • C. 85
  • D. 124

Q5. Who was the first Prime Minister of India to make a bilateral state visit to Israel, establishing the precedent referenced again during the February 25-26, 2026 visit?

  • A. P.V. Narasimha Rao
  • B. Atal Bihari Vajpayee
  • C. Manmohan Singh
  • D. Narendra Modi