UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — ‘Israeli support for Iran attack slumps’

Question 1

According to the Israel Democracy Institute's Israeli Voice Index tracking support for Operation Roaring Lion, which one of the following segments of Israeli society recorded the highest level of support for the operation at the war's start?

Accepted Answer

Israeli Jews

Answer

Israeli Arabs

Answer

Israeli Druze

Answer

The overall Israeli population

Question 2

In the latest Israeli Voice Index survey (22–26 March 2026) on Operation Roaring Lion, what share of Israelis believed that society could bear the burden of continuing the war?

Accepted Answer

24.4%

Answer

42.7%

Answer

62%

Answer

82%

Question 3

In the context of the 2026 Iran War, the term 'Operation Roaring Lion' is best described as which one of the following?

Accepted Answer

Israel's codename for its side of the February 2026 joint Israel–US strikes on Iran

Answer

The United States' codename for its air campaign over Iran

Answer

Iran's retaliatory missile operation against Israeli cities

Answer

The Israel Democracy Institute's public-opinion survey on the war

Question 4

Under the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), which one of the following bodies is responsible for verifying and monitoring Iran's nuclear-related commitments?

Accepted Answer

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

Answer

Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)

Answer

Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO)

Answer

UN Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA)

Question 5

With reference to the parties to the 2015 JCPOA (the P5+1), consider the following:
1. Germany
2. China
3. Japan
4. India
Which of the above is/are correctly identified as parties to the deal?

Accepted Answer

1 and 2

Answer

2 and 3

Answer

1, 2 and 4

Answer

3 and 4

Question 6

Which one of the following maritime chokepoints carries the largest share of the world's seaborne oil trade — roughly one-fourth of it?

Accepted Answer

Strait of Hormuz

Answer

Strait of Malacca

Answer

Bab-el-Mandeb

Answer

Bosphorus Strait

Question 7

With reference to the Persian Gulf states whose oil exports transit the Strait of Hormuz, consider the following:
1. Kuwait
2. Qatar
3. Egypt
4. United Arab Emirates
Which of the above is/are NOT correctly identified as such a state?

Accepted Answer

3 only

Answer

1 and 2

Answer

4 only

Answer

2 and 4

Question 8

Which one of the following is the single largest population group in Israel, accounting for about three-fourths of its people?

Accepted Answer

Jews

Answer

Arab Muslims

Answer

Druze

Answer

Christians

Question 9

In which year did India establish full diplomatic relations with Israel, forming the basis of its later balancing posture between Israel and Iran?

Accepted Answer

1992

Answer

1948

Answer

1950

Answer

2017

UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — ‘Israeli support for Iran attack slumps’

Q1. According to the Israel Democracy Institute's Israeli Voice Index tracking support for Operation Roaring Lion, which one of the following segments of Israeli society recorded the highest level of support for the operation at the war's start?

Q2. In the latest Israeli Voice Index survey (22–26 March 2026) on Operation Roaring Lion, what share of Israelis believed that society could bear the burden of continuing the war?

Q3. In the context of the 2026 Iran War, the term 'Operation Roaring Lion' is best described as which one of the following?

Q4. Under the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), which one of the following bodies is responsible for verifying and monitoring Iran's nuclear-related commitments?

Q5. With reference to the parties to the 2015 JCPOA (the P5+1), consider the following: 1. Germany 2. China 3. Japan 4. India Which of the above is/are correctly identified as parties to the deal?

Q6. Which one of the following maritime chokepoints carries the largest share of the world's seaborne oil trade — roughly one-fourth of it?

Q7. With reference to the Persian Gulf states whose oil exports transit the Strait of Hormuz, consider the following: 1. Kuwait 2. Qatar 3. Egypt 4. United Arab Emirates Which of the above is/are NOT correctly identified as such a state?

Q8. Which one of the following is the single largest population group in Israel, accounting for about three-fourths of its people?

Q9. In which year did India establish full diplomatic relations with Israel, forming the basis of its later balancing posture between Israel and Iran?