UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Trump’s tariff threat over Greenland may imperil EU trade deal

Q1. Which one of the following best describes the 'Pituffik Space Base', frequently referenced in the context of United States strategic interests in Greenland?

  • A. A United States military installation in Greenland — formerly known as Thule Air Base — used for missile early warning and space surveillance
  • B. A joint NATO naval submarine base operated by Denmark and Norway in the GIUK gap
  • C. A European Space Agency satellite-tracking station operated under a Denmark–EU agreement
  • D. A Danish polar research observatory operated by the Greenland Institute of Natural Resources

Q2. Greenland, which has been at the centre of a recent US–EU tariff dispute, is which one of the following with respect to global geography?

  • A. The world's largest island
  • B. The world's largest archipelago
  • C. The world's largest non-continental landmass entirely north of the Arctic Circle
  • D. The world's largest sub-national autonomous territory by population

Q3. Greenland's present status as a self-governing country within the Kingdom of Denmark — with Copenhagen retaining control only over foreign affairs, defence and security — is primarily defined under which one of the following instruments?

  • A. The Greenland Home Rule Act, 1979
  • B. The Greenland Self-Government Act, 2009
  • C. The Faroe Islands Home Rule Act, 1948 (extended to Greenland)
  • D. The Treaty of Kiel, 1814