UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — PM to meet German Chancellor Merz in Ahmedabad on 12th January

Q1. The delegation-level bilateral talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz during the January 2026 visit were held at which one of the following venues?

  • A. Mahatma Mandir, Gandhinagar
  • B. Sabarmati Ashram, Ahmedabad
  • C. Sabarmati Riverfront, Ahmedabad
  • D. Raj Bhavan, Gandhinagar

Q2. The India–Germany Strategic Partnership was established in which year?

  • A. 2000
  • B. 2011
  • C. 1998
  • D. 2006

Q3. Which one of the following statements about India's partnership with Germany is correct?

  • A. Germany is India's largest trading partner within the European Union
  • B. Germany was India's first strategic-partnership country among Western nations
  • C. Germany is the only EU country with which India has concluded a free trade agreement
  • D. Germany is India's single largest source of foreign remittances

Q4. The 7th India–Germany Inter-Governmental Consultations (New Delhi, October 2024) were co-chaired on the German side by which one of the following?

  • A. Chancellor Olaf Scholz
  • B. Chancellor Friedrich Merz
  • C. President Frank-Walter Steinmeier
  • D. Chancellor Angela Merkel

Q5. With reference to the India–Germany Inter-Governmental Consultations (IGC), consider the following statements. Which of the above is/are NOT correct?

  1. The IGC mechanism was launched in 2011.
  2. It is co-chaired by the Prime Minister of India and the German Chancellor.
  3. The 8th IGC is to be hosted by Germany in 2026.
  4. India is the only country in the world with which Germany conducts such Inter-Governmental Consultations.
  • A. 4 only
  • B. 1 and 3
  • C. 2 only
  • D. 3 and 4

Q6. With reference to the outcomes of the January 2026 India–Germany visit, consider the following pairings. Which of the above is/are correctly identified?

  1. Traditional medicine MoU — All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA) and Charité University, Berlin
  2. Maritime heritage MoU — National Maritime Heritage Complex, Lothal and the German Maritime Museum, Bremerhaven
  3. Joint Declaration of Intent on Telecommunications — cooperation in ICT manufacturing and emerging technologies
  4. Defence Industrial Cooperation Roadmap — signed between ISRO and DLR
  • A. 1, 2 and 3
  • B. 1 and 4
  • C. 2, 3 and 4
  • D. 1 and 2 only

Q7. Consider the following statements comparing the January 2026 visit with the India–Germany IGC mechanism. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. The January 2026 visit was not conducted under the IGC format; the next (8th) IGC is scheduled to be hosted by Germany in 2026.
  2. During the January 2026 visit, India and Germany announced a new bilateral dialogue mechanism on the Indo-Pacific.
  3. The January 2026 engagements were held entirely in New Delhi.
  • A. 1 and 2 only
  • B. 2 and 3 only
  • C. 1 only
  • D. 1, 2 and 3