UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — No clarity on Quad leaders’ summit; questions rise about group’s future

Q1. In the Government of India, which body is the nodal ministry that coordinates India's participation in the Quad grouping?

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

Q2. The first in-person Quad Leaders' Summit was hosted in which city?

  • A. Tokyo
  • B. Washington D.C.
  • C. Hiroshima
  • D. Wilmington

Q3. The Quad Foreign Ministers' Meeting held in New Delhi on 26 May 2026 was convened under the Quad chairmanship of which country?

  • A. Australia
  • B. Japan
  • C. India
  • D. United States

Q4. Following the New Delhi Foreign Ministers' Meeting of May 2026, India is set to hand over the Quad chairmanship to which country, which will host the next Foreign Ministers' meeting?

  • A. Japan
  • B. Australia
  • C. United States
  • D. Republic of Korea

Q5. In the Quad's institutional architecture, the 'Leaders' Summit' — which India has been slated to host since 2024 — refers to a meeting at which level?

  • A. Heads of State or Government of the four member countries
  • B. Foreign Ministers of the four member countries
  • C. Senior officials and Working Group representatives
  • D. Think-tanks and academics in a Track-II dialogue

Q6. India was originally scheduled to host the Quad Leaders' Summit for the first time in which year, before the summit was repeatedly deferred?

  • A. 2021
  • B. 2023
  • C. 2024
  • D. 2025

Q7. Among the following Indo-Pacific/regional minilateral groupings, which one does NOT include India as a member?

  • A. Quad
  • B. AUKUS
  • C. IPEF
  • D. I2U2