UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — China’s role in the international order
Q1. Consider the following countries said to be serving as non-permanent members of the United Nations Security Council during the year 2026:
1. Pakistan
2. Denmark
3. Indonesia
4. Liberia
Which of the above is/are NOT correctly identified?
- Pakistan
- Denmark
- Indonesia
- Liberia
- A. 1 only
- B. 2 and 4 only
- C. 3 only
- D. 1 and 3 only
Q2. What did UN General Assembly Resolution 2758 (1971) decide?
- A. It recognised the People's Republic of China as the sole legitimate representative of China at the United Nations, expelling the representatives of Chiang Kai-shek
- B. It admitted the People's Republic of China as a founding member of the United Nations Security Council
- C. It conferred veto power on the People's Republic of China within the General Assembly
- D. It formally accepted the Renminbi into the IMF Special Drawing Rights basket
Q3. With reference to China's 15th Five-Year Plan compared with its 14th Five-Year Plan, consider the following statements:
1. The 15th Plan covers the period 2026-2030, while the 14th covered 2021-2025.
2. Unlike the 14th Plan, the 15th Plan formally abandons China's targets of peaking carbon emissions and achieving carbon neutrality.
3. The 15th Plan places greater emphasis than its predecessor on technological self-reliance and innovation-led high-quality development.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- The 15th Plan covers the period 2026-2030, while the 14th covered 2021-2025.
- Unlike the 14th Plan, the 15th Plan formally abandons China's targets of peaking carbon emissions and achieving carbon neutrality.
- The 15th Plan places greater emphasis than its predecessor on technological self-reliance and innovation-led high-quality development.
- A. 1 only
- B. 1 and 3 only
- C. 2 and 3 only
- D. 1, 2 and 3
Q4. Who, as of 2026, serves as the Permanent Representative of the People's Republic of China to the United Nations, and exercised China's veto on the April 2026 Strait of Hormuz draft resolution?
- A. Fu Cong
- B. Zhang Jun
- C. Wang Yi
- D. Qin Gang
Q5. How many United Nations member states voted in favour of UN General Assembly Resolution 2758 (October 1971), by which the People's Republic of China assumed China's seat at the United Nations?