UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Trump calls for ‘immediate’ talks on Greenland but rules out use of force

Q1. Under which of the following instruments did Greenland assume responsibility for virtually all domestic affairs, including criminal justice, and the right to a greater share of revenues from oil and mineral resources?

  • A. Treaty of Kiel, 1814
  • B. Home Rule Act, 1979
  • C. Act on Greenland Self-Government, 2009
  • D. US–Denmark Defence Agreement, 1951

Q2. In the context of recent news on Greenland, the term ‘Inatsisartut’ refers to which one of the following?

  • A. The council of executive ministers that runs Greenland's day-to-day administration
  • B. The Parliament (legislature) of Greenland
  • C. The office of the Danish royal commissioner stationed at Nuuk
  • D. The supreme court that exercises appellate jurisdiction over Greenland

Q3. Greenland, which figured in US President Donald Trump's January 2026 Davos call for ‘immediate negotiations’, is best described as which one of the following?

  • A. The world's largest island
  • B. The world's largest archipelago
  • C. The world's largest peninsula
  • D. The northernmost sovereign state

Q4. With reference to how the 2009 Act on Greenland Self-Government differs from the earlier 1979 Home Rule Act, consider the following statements: 1. The 2009 Act made Greenlandic, in place of Danish, the official language of government in Greenland. 2. The 2009 Act transferred control over foreign affairs and defence from Denmark to Greenland. 3. The 2009 Act allowed Greenland to retain a greater share of revenues from oil and mineral resources than was the case under the 1979 arrangement. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. The 2009 Act made Greenlandic, in place of Danish, the official language of government in Greenland.
  2. The 2009 Act transferred control over foreign affairs and defence from Denmark to Greenland.
  3. The 2009 Act allowed Greenland to retain a greater share of revenues from oil and mineral resources than was the case under the 1979 arrangement.
  • A. 1 only
  • B. 1 and 3 only
  • C. 2 and 3 only
  • D. 1, 2 and 3