UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Tehran dismisses U.S. attempt to end conflict, sets own terms
Q1. Under the June 2026 US-Iran interim agreement, the down-blending of Iran's stockpile of highly enriched uranium is to be carried out under the oversight of which one of the following?
- A. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- B. The United Nations Security Council Sanctions Committee
- C. The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
- D. The Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG)
Q2. The lifting of the naval blockade on traffic to and from Iranian ports under the June 2026 arrangement was announced by which one of the following?
- A. US Central Command (CENTCOM)
- B. US Fifth Fleet headquarters at Bahrain
- C. NATO Allied Maritime Command
- D. US Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM)
Q3. With reference to the 14-point US-Iran interim agreement of June 2026, consider the following:
1. Restoration of commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
2. A 60-day window to negotiate restrictions on Iran's nuclear programme.
3. A US-pledged reconstruction and economic development plan for Iran worth at least $300 billion.
4. International recognition of Iranian sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz.
Which of the above is/are correctly identified as provisions of the interim agreement?
- Restoration of commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
- A 60-day window to negotiate restrictions on Iran's nuclear programme.
- A US-pledged reconstruction and economic development plan for Iran worth at least $300 billion.
- International recognition of Iranian sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz.
- A. 1 and 2
- B. 1, 2 and 3
- C. 2, 3 and 4
- D. 1, 3 and 4
Q4. In the context of the 2026 US-Iran negotiations, the term 'down-blending' of Iran's enriched uranium most precisely refers to which one of the following?
- A. Diluting highly enriched uranium with natural or low-enriched uranium to reduce its fissile-isotope concentration
- B. Permanently converting uranium hexafluoride gas back into yellowcake ore concentrate
- C. Transferring enriched uranium stockpiles to a third country for safekeeping
- D. Mixing enriched uranium with spent plutonium to produce mixed-oxide reactor fuel
Q5. How many points did the interim agreement unveiled by the United States and Iran in June 2026 to halt the conflict and reopen the Strait of Hormuz contain?
- A. 5 points
- B. 10 points
- C. 14 points
- D. 60 points