UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh and Vietnam’s Deputy PM & Defence Minister General Phan Van Giang hold bilateral talks in Hanoi

Q1. With reference to recent India-Vietnam defence cooperation, the Military College of Telecommunications Engineering, which exchanged an MoU on Artificial Intelligence and Quantum Technology with Vietnam's Tele Communications University in May 2026, is a training establishment under which one of the following?

• A. The Corps of Signals of the Indian Army
• B. The Indian Navy's Weapons and Electronics Systems Engineering Establishment
• C. The Indian Air Force's Training Command
• D. The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)

Q2. Within the ASEAN region, which one of the following countries was the first to enter into a 'Strategic Partnership' with India?

• A. Singapore
• B. Indonesia
• C. Vietnam
• D. Thailand

Q3. During the tenure of which Indian Prime Minister was the India-Vietnam bilateral relationship elevated from a 'Strategic Partnership' to a 'Comprehensive Strategic Partnership'?

• A. Atal Bihari Vajpayee
• B. Manmohan Singh
• C. Narendra Modi
• D. I. K. Gujral

Q4. In the context of India–Vietnam defence cooperation, the 'Indian Navy Training Team' deployed at the Vietnam Naval Academy, Nha Trang, since 2008 is primarily tasked with which one of the following?

• A. Imparting English language and Information Technology training to Vietnamese naval personnel
• B. Conducting joint submarine warfare and anti-submarine warfare drills
• C. Providing operational training on Kilo-class submarine maintenance
• D. Carrying out hydrographic surveys of Vietnamese territorial waters

Q5. Which one of the following represents the earliest Indian defence services training presence established at a Vietnamese military institution?

• A. Indian Navy Training Team at the Vietnam Naval Academy, Nha Trang
• B. Indian Army Training Team at the Telecommunications University, Nha Trang
• C. Indian Air Force Training Team at the Air Force Officers' College, Nha Trang
• D. Joint MCTE–Telecommunications University collaboration on AI and Quantum Technology

Q6. In the context of India's maritime engagement with Vietnam and the wider Indo-Pacific, the acronym 'SAGAR', enunciated as a doctrine in 2015, stands for which one of the following?

• A. Sovereignty and Governance for the Asian Region
• B. Security and Growth for All in the Region
• C. Strategic Alliance for Greater Asian Resilience
• D. Sustainable Action for Global Atlantic Reach

Q7. With reference to India's Act East Policy, which one of the following is the nodal Ministry of the Government of India for the implementation of its major projects such as the Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project?

• A. Ministry of Commerce and Industry
• B. Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER)
• C. Ministry of External Affairs
• D. Ministry of Road Transport and Highways

Q8. The 2016 Award in the South China Sea Arbitration (Philippines v. China), which held that claims to historic rights within the 'nine-dash line' had no legal basis, was rendered by an arbitral tribunal constituted under which one of the following?

• A. Annex VII to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, 1982
• B. Chapter VI of the Charter of the United Nations
• C. Optional Clause under the Statute of the International Court of Justice
• D. Hague Convention for the Pacific Settlement of International Disputes, 1907

Q9. Under the US$ 100 million Defence Line of Credit, which one of the following was the lead Indian shipbuilder for the 12 High Speed Guard Boats supplied to the Vietnam Border Guard Command?

• A. Larsen & Toubro Shipyard
• B. Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited
• C. Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers
• D. Goa Shipyard Limited

Q10. With reference to the geography of Vietnam, consider the following statements: 1. China shares a land border with Vietnam that terminates at the Gulf of Tonkin coast. 2. Among Vietnam's land neighbours, Laos shares the longest land boundary with it. 3. Thailand shares a land border with Vietnam in the southwest. 4. The Cambodia–Vietnam land border terminates at the Gulf of Thailand. Which of the above is/are correctly identified?

1. China shares a land border with Vietnam that terminates at the Gulf of Tonkin coast.
2. Among Vietnam's land neighbours, Laos shares the longest land boundary with it.
3. Thailand shares a land border with Vietnam in the southwest.
4. The Cambodia–Vietnam land border terminates at the Gulf of Thailand.

• A. 1 and 3 only
• B. 2 and 4 only
• C. 1, 2 and 4 only
• D. 1, 2, 3 and 4

Q11. With reference to the Red River Delta and the Mekong Delta of Vietnam, consider the following statements: 1. The Red River Delta lies in northern Vietnam, whereas the Mekong Delta lies in southern Vietnam. 2. The Mekong Delta is Vietnam's largest deltaic region and its principal rice-and-aquaculture hub. 3. Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam, is situated in the Mekong Delta. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. The Red River Delta lies in northern Vietnam, whereas the Mekong Delta lies in southern Vietnam.
2. The Mekong Delta is Vietnam's largest deltaic region and its principal rice-and-aquaculture hub.
3. Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam, is situated in the Mekong Delta.

• A. 1 only
• B. 1 and 2 only
• C. 2 and 3 only
• D. 1, 2 and 3

Q12. With reference to the ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting-Plus (ADMM-Plus), consider the following countries: 1. Australia 2. India 3. Pakistan 4. Russia Which of the above are correctly identified as Dialogue Partners participating in the ADMM-Plus?

1. Australia
2. India
3. Pakistan
4. Russia

• A. 1, 2 and 3 only
• B. 2 and 4 only
• C. 1, 2 and 4 only
• D. 1, 2, 3 and 4

Q13. With reference to ASEAN-led mechanisms in which India participates, consider the following statements: 1. India became a full Dialogue Partner of ASEAN in 1995. 2. The East Asia Summit currently has eighteen participating countries. 3. The highest-level meeting of the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) is held at the level of Heads of State/Government. 4. The inaugural ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting-Plus was convened in Hanoi in 2010. Which of the statements given above is/are NOT correct?

1. India became a full Dialogue Partner of ASEAN in 1995.
2. The East Asia Summit currently has eighteen participating countries.
3. The highest-level meeting of the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) is held at the level of Heads of State/Government.
4. The inaugural ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting-Plus was convened in Hanoi in 2010.

• A. 1 and 2 only
• B. 2 and 3 only
• C. 3 only
• D. 3 and 4 only