UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — China calls for ‘long-term’ view of ties ahead of Xi visit

Question 1

Which one of the following is the nodal body of the Government of India that coordinates India's BRICS Chairship, including the unveiling of the Chairship theme, logo and website and the convening of the Sherpas' meetings?

Accepted Answer

The Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India

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NITI Aayog, the Government of India's apex public policy think tank

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The Department of Economic Affairs under the Union Ministry of Finance

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The Department of Commerce under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry

Question 2

Which one of the following was the first BRICS Summit hosted by India?

Accepted Answer

The 4th BRICS Summit held in New Delhi in March 2012

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The 8th BRICS Summit held at Goa in October 2016

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The 13th BRICS Summit, chaired by India in virtual format in 2021

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The 18th BRICS Summit held at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, in September 2026

Question 3

Which one of the following is the senior-most military-to-military mechanism between India and China dealing with the situation along the Line of Actual Control?

Accepted Answer

The Corps Commander Level Meeting between the two armies' senior-most field commanders

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The Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on India-China Border Affairs

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The Border Personnel Meeting held at designated meeting points on the frontier

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The Special Representatives dialogue led on the Indian side by the National Security Adviser

Question 4

The Central Armed Police Force that mans the Border Out Posts established along the India-China Line of Actual Control functions under the administrative control of which one of the following?

Accepted Answer

The Ministry of Home Affairs, which handles border management

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The Ministry of Defence, through the Army's Northern Command

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The Ministry of External Affairs, through its East Asia Division

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The Cabinet Secretariat, through the National Security Council Secretariat

Question 5

Which one of the following statements about the institutional channels through which India and China have conducted their engagement in the recent phase is correct?

Accepted Answer

The Special Representatives mechanism, in which India is represented by the National Security Adviser, held its 24th round at New Delhi in August 2025

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All negotiations on the India-China boundary are conducted exclusively by the Ministry of Defence through Corps Commander Level Meetings

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The Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination met only once after the 2020 standoff, entirely replacing all military-level talks

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Every meeting between the Indian Prime Minister and the Chinese President since 2020 has necessarily been a standalone bilateral summit on Indian soil

Question 6

The first structured bilateral meeting between the Indian Prime Minister and the Chinese President after the 2020 border standoff took place on the margins of which summit?

Accepted Answer

The 16th BRICS Summit held at Kazan, Russia, in October 2024

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The 25th SCO Summit held at Tianjin, China, in September 2025

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The 17th BRICS Summit held at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in July 2025

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The 18th BRICS Summit held at New Delhi, India, in September 2026

Question 7

Consider the following statements regarding membership and office-holding in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation:
1. Iran was granted the status of a Member State at the Summit hosted by India in 2023.
2. India and Pakistan became full members of the organisation in 2017.
3. Kyrgyzstan took over the next Presidency of the organisation after the 25th Summit at Tianjin.
4. Belarus was admitted as a Member State at the Tianjin Summit of 2025.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Accepted Answer

1, 2 and 3

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2 and 4 only

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1 and 3 only

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1, 3 and 4

Question 8

India maintains a designated post of 'Referent' at the headquarters, located in Tashkent, of a permanent body of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation. Which one of the following is that body?

Accepted Answer

The Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure of the organisation

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The SCO Secretariat, the organisation's standing administrative body

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The SCO Interbank Consortium, its financing coordination arm

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The SCO Business Council, its industry and trade forum

Question 9

Up to the September 2026 BRICS Summit, how many India-China Informal Summits have been held between the Prime Minister of India and the President of China?

Accepted Answer

Two

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One

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Four

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Five

Question 10

The expression 'Chennai Connect', used to describe a new phase of cooperation in India-China relations, originated during which engagement?

Accepted Answer

The Second India-China Informal Summit of October 2019

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The State Visit of the Chinese President to India in September 2014

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The 8th BRICS Summit hosted by India at Goa in October 2016

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The 13th BRICS Summit chaired by India in virtual format in 2021

Question 11

Consider the following statements about the expansion of BRICS:
1. Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the UAE became full members with effect from January 2024.
2. Indonesia joined in January 2025, taking the number of full members to eleven.
3. Every country associated with BRICS since 2024 has been admitted as a full member, the grouping having no separate category short of membership.
4. Argentina and Nigeria were admitted as full members at the Rio de Janeiro Summit of 2025.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Accepted Answer

1 and 2 only

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2 and 3 only

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1, 2 and 4

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3 and 4 only

Question 12

The 2+2 Foreign and Defence Ministerial Dialogue is one instrument of India's multi-alignment. Considering the United States, Japan, Australia and Russia, with how many of these countries has India held a ministerial-level 2+2 dialogue?

Accepted Answer

All four

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Only one

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Only two

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Only three

UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — China calls for ‘long-term’ view of ties ahead of Xi visit

Q1. Which one of the following is the nodal body of the Government of India that coordinates India's BRICS Chairship, including the unveiling of the Chairship theme, logo and website and the convening of the Sherpas' meetings?

Q2. Which one of the following was the first BRICS Summit hosted by India?

Q3. Which one of the following is the senior-most military-to-military mechanism between India and China dealing with the situation along the Line of Actual Control?

Q4. The Central Armed Police Force that mans the Border Out Posts established along the India-China Line of Actual Control functions under the administrative control of which one of the following?

Q5. Which one of the following statements about the institutional channels through which India and China have conducted their engagement in the recent phase is correct?

Q6. The first structured bilateral meeting between the Indian Prime Minister and the Chinese President after the 2020 border standoff took place on the margins of which summit?

Q8. India maintains a designated post of 'Referent' at the headquarters, located in Tashkent, of a permanent body of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation. Which one of the following is that body?

Q9. Up to the September 2026 BRICS Summit, how many India-China Informal Summits have been held between the Prime Minister of India and the President of China?

Q10. The expression 'Chennai Connect', used to describe a new phase of cooperation in India-China relations, originated during which engagement?

Q12. The 2+2 Foreign and Defence Ministerial Dialogue is one instrument of India's multi-alignment. Considering the United States, Japan, Australia and Russia, with how many of these countries has India held a ministerial-level 2+2 dialogue?