UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — BNP’s Tarique Rahman to be sworn in as Bangladesh Prime Minister today

Q1. The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) was founded how many years after Bangladesh became independent from Pakistan?

  • A. 3 years
  • B. 5 years
  • C. 7 years
  • D. 10 years

Q2. At the 17 February 2026 swearing-in of the Bangladesh Prime Minister, India was officially represented by which one of the following office-holders?

  • A. The Minister of External Affairs
  • B. The Vice-President of India
  • C. The Speaker of the Lok Sabha
  • D. The Foreign Secretary

Q3. The first and, to date, the most comprehensive water-sharing treaty concluded between India and Bangladesh (in 1996) governs the sharing of the waters of which one of the following rivers?

  • A. The Teesta
  • B. The Ganges
  • C. The Brahmaputra
  • D. The Meghna

Q4. In the context of India–Bangladesh water relations, the term 'Farakka Barrage' is best described as:

  • A. a barrage on the Ganges in West Bengal, near the Bangladesh border, built to divert water into the Hooghly river
  • B. a dam on the Teesta in Sikkim regulating flows into northern Bangladesh
  • C. a barrage on the Brahmaputra in Assam controlling floods in Bangladesh
  • D. a barrage on the Meghna near the Bangladesh coast to check saline ingress

Q5. In Bangladesh's unicameral legislature, the Jatiya Sangsad, how many seats are reserved for women and filled by indirect election?

  • A. 33
  • B. 45
  • C. 50
  • D. 70

Q6. Under the constitutional scheme of Bangladesh, the President of Bangladesh is:

  • A. directly elected by the people through universal adult franchise
  • B. elected by the members of the Jatiya Sangsad (parliament)
  • C. elected by an electoral college of MPs and provincial legislators
  • D. nominated by the Prime Minister and confirmed by the judiciary

Q7. In which year was the Awami League banned across Bangladesh by the interim government that took charge after Sheikh Hasina's resignation?

  • A. 2022
  • B. 2024
  • C. 2025
  • D. 2026

Q8. The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), of which Bangladesh is a founding member, was established in which year?

  • A. 1972
  • B. 1985
  • C. 1992
  • D. 1997