UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — India, EU will upgrade ties; trade deal still in the works

Q1. As per the Free Trade Agreement concluded at the 16th India-EU Summit in January 2026, market access has been granted by the European Union for what minimum percentage of India's exports by trade value?

  • A. More than 90%
  • B. More than 95%
  • C. More than 99%
  • D. 100%

Q2. Which one of the following currently heads the European Commission and co-chaired the 16th India-EU Summit (January 2026) in New Delhi along with the Prime Minister of India and the President of the European Council?

  • A. Antonio Costa
  • B. Charles Michel
  • C. Kaja Kallas
  • D. Ursula von der Leyen

Q3. The EU-India Security and Defence Partnership, exchanged at the 16th India-EU Summit (2026), was signed on behalf of the European Union by:

  • A. Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission
  • B. Antonio Costa, President of the European Council
  • C. Kaja Kallas, High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the European Commission
  • D. Josep Borrell, High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy

Q4. With reference to the EU-India Security and Defence Partnership signed at the 16th India-EU Summit (January 2026), which of the following are correctly identified as areas of collaboration explicitly covered under the partnership?

  1. Maritime security
  2. Cybersecurity and cyber defence
  3. Counterterrorism
  4. Nuclear non-proliferation safeguards
  • A. 1, 2 and 3 only
  • B. 2 and 4 only
  • C. 1, 3 and 4 only
  • D. 1, 2, 3 and 4