UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Modi assesses impact of West Asia conflict on India

Q1. How many Empowered Groups of Secretaries did the Union Government constitute in March 2026 to coordinate India's sector-specific response to the West Asia conflict?

  • A. Five
  • B. Six
  • C. Seven
  • D. Nine

Q2. The Inter-Ministerial Group of Ministers (IGoM) constituted in 2026 to oversee India's response to the West Asia conflict and to review the work of the seven Empowered Groups of Secretaries is chaired by which Union Minister?

  • A. Minister of External Affairs
  • B. Minister of Home Affairs
  • C. Minister of Defence
  • D. Minister of Finance

Q3. With reference to the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) meeting chaired by the Prime Minister on the West Asia conflict (March 2026), as compared with the CCS review on the Ukraine conflict (2022), consider the following statements: 1. Both reviews were convened by the Prime Minister in his capacity as Chair of the Cabinet Committee on Security. 2. Unlike the 2022 Ukraine review, the 2026 West Asia review was followed by the constitution of seven Empowered Groups of Secretaries covering distinct sectoral domains. 3. The Cabinet Committee on Security is the only forum in the Government of India that is constitutionally empowered to authorise crisis-management measures relating to external conflicts. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. Both reviews were convened by the Prime Minister in his capacity as Chair of the Cabinet Committee on Security.
  2. Unlike the 2022 Ukraine review, the 2026 West Asia review was followed by the constitution of seven Empowered Groups of Secretaries covering distinct sectoral domains.
  3. The Cabinet Committee on Security is the only forum in the Government of India that is constitutionally empowered to authorise crisis-management measures relating to external conflicts.
  • A. 1 only
  • B. 1 and 2 only
  • C. 2 and 3 only
  • D. 1, 2 and 3

Q4. Consider the following Empowered Groups said to have been constituted by the Union Government in March 2026 to deal with the impact of the West Asia conflict: 1. Strategic Issues, convened by the Foreign Secretary 2. Petroleum, LNG, LPG and Energy, convened by the Secretary, Petroleum & Natural Gas 3. Information and Public Communication, convened by the Secretary, Information & Broadcasting 4. Tourism and Civil Aviation, convened by the Secretary, Civil Aviation Which of the above is/are correctly identified?

  1. Strategic Issues, convened by the Foreign Secretary
  2. Petroleum, LNG, LPG and Energy, convened by the Secretary, Petroleum & Natural Gas
  3. Information and Public Communication, convened by the Secretary, Information & Broadcasting
  4. Tourism and Civil Aviation, convened by the Secretary, Civil Aviation
  • A. 1 and 2 only
  • B. 2 and 3 only
  • C. 1, 2 and 3 only
  • D. 1, 2, 3 and 4