UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — India – Finland Joint Statement on the State Visit of President of the Republic of Finland

Q1. In which year did Finland formally become a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)?

  • A. 2021
  • B. 2022
  • C. 2023
  • D. 2024

Q2. Which one of the following correctly describes Finland's relationship with the European Union?

  • A. A full EU member State since 1995
  • B. An EU candidate country that has not yet acceded
  • C. A member of the European Economic Area (EEA) but not of the EU
  • D. A founding member of the European Economic Community in 1957

Q3. The Raisina Dialogue, whose 11th edition coincided with the Finnish President's 2026 visit, is best described as which one of the following?

  • A. India's flagship annual multilateral conference on geopolitics and geo-economics
  • B. An India–European Union defence ministerial mechanism
  • C. A Nordic–Baltic regional trade and connectivity forum
  • D. A United Nations–sponsored annual climate-finance dialogue

Q4. In which year were diplomatic relations between India and Finland established?

  • A. 1947
  • B. 1949
  • C. 1955
  • D. 1991

Q5. Among the emerging-technology areas in the India–Finland partnership (2026), which one was singled out for a dedicated bilateral Joint Task Force, distinct from the broader Joint Working Group on Digitalization?

  • A. Quantum computing
  • B. 6G
  • C. Artificial Intelligence
  • D. High-Performance Computing

Q6. The India–Finland target to double bilateral trade by 2030 was explicitly anchored on which agreement concluded in January 2026?

  • A. The India–EFTA Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement
  • B. The India–European Union Free Trade Agreement
  • C. A bilateral India–Finland Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement
  • D. The India–Nordic Free Trade Agreement

Q7. Cooperation in Arctic and polar research featured in the India–Finland engagement. Which Union Ministry is the nodal ministry for India's Arctic Policy (2022) and oversees the National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR)?

  • A. Ministry of External Affairs
  • B. Ministry of Earth Sciences
  • C. Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
  • D. Ministry of Science and Technology