UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Israel, Iran trade strikes, warn each other against escalation
Q1. The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on Iran's nuclear programme was endorsed by which of the following UN Security Council resolutions?
- A. Resolution 1701 (2006)
- B. Resolution 1929 (2010)
- C. Resolution 2231 (2015)
- D. Resolution 2334 (2016)
Q2. In the context of the JCPOA, the term 'snapback mechanism' refers to which one of the following?
- A. The automatic reimposition of pre-JCPOA UN sanctions on Iran if a participant notifies the Security Council of Iran's significant non-performance and no resolution to continue sanctions relief is adopted within a defined period
- B. The IAEA's authority to conduct unannounced inspections at undeclared Iranian nuclear sites
- C. A unilateral United States procedure to restore secondary sanctions on third-country buyers of Iranian crude oil
- D. A European Union mechanism allowing member states to suspend trade with Iran in response to ballistic missile tests
Q3. In the context of the June 2026 Israel–Iran escalation, the advisory urging Indian nationals to leave Iran and Indians in Israel to remain near designated shelters was issued by which one of the following?
- A. Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India
- B. Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India
- C. Directorate General of Civil Aviation under the Ministry of Civil Aviation
- D. National Disaster Management Authority under the Ministry of Home Affairs