UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Nations facing tariffs must unionise, says Lula

Q1. President Lula, who made the "unionisation" call, rose to prominence as a trade union leader and founded which one of the following political parties?

  • A. Workers' Party (Partido dos Trabalhadores)
  • B. Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB)
  • C. Liberal Party (Partido Liberal)
  • D. Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB)

Q2. Which of the following are correctly identified as outcomes/elements of President Lula's February 2026 state visit to India?

  1. An agreement to cooperate in rare earth and critical minerals mining through G2G arrangements.
  2. A reaffirmed goal of raising bilateral trade beyond USD 20 billion.
  3. A commitment to expand the India–MERCOSUR Preferential Trade Agreement.
  4. India's accession to MERCOSUR as a full member.
  • A. 1, 2 and 3
  • B. 2 and 4 only
  • C. 1 and 4 only
  • D. 3 and 4 only

Q3. Following the February 2026 India–Brazil engagement, which Indian Ministry initiated the process of entering into Government-to-Government MoUs with Brazil exclusively for cooperation on rare earth and critical minerals?

  • A. Ministry of Mines
  • B. Ministry of External Affairs
  • C. Ministry of Commerce and Industry
  • D. Ministry of Coal