UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Hope India will play a role in ending Russia-Ukraine conflict: Finland PM

Q1. Consider the following statements relating to PM Modi's 2024 visits to Russia and Ukraine. Which of the statements given above is/are NOT correct?

  1. The visit to Russia took place in July 2024.
  2. The visit to Ukraine took place in August 2024.
  3. An India-Ukraine Joint Statement was issued during the Ukraine visit.
  4. The Ukraine visit made PM Modi the first foreign leader ever to travel to Kyiv after the 2022 invasion.
  • A. 1 and 2
  • B. 2 and 4
  • C. 1 and 3
  • D. 4 only

Q2. With reference to Finland's accession to NATO, which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. Finland deposited its Instrument of Accession to the North Atlantic Treaty in April 2023.
  2. Finland became NATO's 31st member country.
  3. Finland's accession ended its long-standing policy of military non-alignment.
  4. Finland was the first Nordic country to join NATO.
  • A. 1, 2 and 3
  • B. 1 and 4
  • C. 2, 3 and 4
  • D. 1, 2, 3 and 4

Q3. Upon Finland's accession in 2023, how many member countries did NATO have?

  • A. 29
  • B. 30
  • C. 31
  • D. 32

Q4. India's participation in the 3rd India-Nordic Summit (2026) was coordinated on the Indian side principally by which one of the following?

  • A. Ministry of Commerce and Industry
  • B. Ministry of External Affairs
  • C. Ministry of Defence
  • D. NITI Aayog

Q5. In the context of the India-Nordic Summit, the term 'Nordic countries' refers precisely to which of the following groupings?

  • A. Norway, Sweden and Denmark only
  • B. Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden
  • C. Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Estonia
  • D. Finland, Sweden, Norway and Iceland only

Q6. In India, the import and administration of crude oil, including discounted Russian crude, falls primarily under the purview of which Union Ministry?

  • A. Ministry of External Affairs
  • B. Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
  • C. Ministry of Commerce and Industry
  • D. Ministry of Finance

Q7. The Quad (Quadrilateral Security Dialogue), often cited as an expression of India's multi-alignment diplomacy, brings together how many countries?

  • A. 3
  • B. 4
  • C. 5
  • D. 6

Q8. In February 2022, the Russian Federation officially characterised its military action against Ukraine using which one of the following terms?

  • A. Peacekeeping intervention
  • B. Special military operation
  • C. Counter-terrorism operation
  • D. Preventive defensive action