UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Prime Minister attends the 50th Anniversary celebrations of Independence of Seychelles

Q1. Who was the first Indian Prime Minister to attend the Independence Day (National Day) celebrations of Seychelles?

  • A. Narendra Modi
  • B. Manmohan Singh
  • C. Atal Bihari Vajpayee
  • D. Indira Gandhi

Q2. The initiative 'Indian Ocean Ship SAGAR (IOS SAGAR)', deployed to advance India's SAGAR vision in the region, is a maiden initiative of which one of the following?

  • A. Indian Navy
  • B. Indian Coast Guard
  • C. Ministry of External Affairs
  • D. Directorate General of Shipping

Q3. The capital of Seychelles, Victoria, is situated on which one of the following — the largest island of the archipelago?

  • A. Mahé
  • B. Praslin
  • C. La Digue
  • D. Silhouette

Q4. The Aldabra Atoll of Seychelles, near which India's Assumption Island project is located, has been accorded World Heritage protected status by which one of the following bodies?

  • A. UNESCO
  • B. IUCN
  • C. the Ramsar Convention Secretariat
  • D. UNEP

Q5. India and Seychelles signed the agreement to jointly develop facilities on Assumption Island in which year?

  • A. 2015
  • B. 2011
  • C. 2018
  • D. 2024

Q6. Which one of the following Indian Ocean island countries became a full member of the Colombo Security Conclave (CSC) most recently?

  • A. Seychelles
  • B. Maldives
  • C. Mauritius
  • D. Sri Lanka

Q7. In June 2026, Seychelles conferred which one of the following honorary titles on PM Narendra Modi?

  • A. Guardian of the Blue Horizon
  • B. Guardian of the Indian Ocean
  • C. Custodian of the Blue Economy
  • D. Order of the Blue Horizon