UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — India, Netherlands upgrade bilateral ties, sign 17 pacts
Q1. In 2026, India-Netherlands bilateral relations were elevated to which one of the following partnership tiers?
- A. Strategic Partnership
- B. Comprehensive Strategic Partnership
- C. Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership
- D. Special Privileged Strategic Partnership
Q2. Which one of the following is the nodal ministry that operationalises India's bilateral relationship, including the Strategic Partnership, with the Netherlands?
- A. Ministry of External Affairs
- B. Ministry of Commerce and Industry
- C. Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
- D. Ministry of Mines
Q3. As per Indian government data, the Netherlands is India's how-manieth largest export destination for goods in the world?
- A. 3rd
- B. 2nd
- C. 4th
- D. 11th
Q4. The 2021 India-Netherlands Strategic Partnership in Water elevated which one of the following bodies to the Ministerial level?
- A. Joint Working Group on Water Cooperation
- B. India-Netherlands CEO Forum
- C. Joint Economic Committee
- D. Joint Commission on Trade and Investment
Q5. The flagship semiconductor pact of the 2026 visit paired Tata Electronics with which one of the following Dutch companies?
- A. ASML
- B. ASM International
- C. NXP Semiconductors
- D. STMicroelectronics
Q6. On the Indian side, the MoU on critical minerals signed with the Netherlands in 2026 was concluded under which one of the following ministries?
- A. Ministry of Mines
- B. Ministry of Coal
- C. Ministry of Steel
- D. Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
Q7. The May 2026 overseas tour during which the Netherlands ties were upgraded covered how many countries in all?