UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Raksha Mantri holds bilateral talks with Minister of National Defence, Republic of Korea in Seoul

Question 1

How many Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) were signed between India and the Republic of Korea during the bilateral defence talks held in Seoul on 20 May 2026?

Accepted Answer

Three

Answer

Two

Answer

Four

Answer

Five

Question 2

With reference to the India–Republic of Korea bilateral defence talks held in Seoul on 20 May 2026, consider the following: 1. Cooperation in defence cyberspace 2. Training MoU between India's National Defence College and Korea National Defence University 3. Cooperation in United Nations Peacekeeping 4. Co-production agreement for the K9 Vajra-T self-propelled howitzer. Which of the above is/are correctly identified as Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) signed during this bilateral meeting?

Accepted Answer

1, 2 and 3 only

Answer

1 and 2 only

Answer

3 and 4 only

Answer

1, 2, 3 and 4

Question 3

During the May 2026 Seoul bilateral talks between the Raksha Mantri and the RoK Minister of National Defence — which advanced the KIND-X (Korea-India Defence Innovation Accelerator) roadmap — how many formal instruments/agreements were signed between the two sides?

Accepted Answer

Three

Answer

Two

Answer

Four

Answer

Five

Question 4

The KIND-X (Korea-India Defence Innovation Accelerator), the roadmap for which was advanced during the May 2026 Seoul defence ministerial, is explicitly modelled on INDUS-X. INDUS-X was originally launched in which year?

Accepted Answer

2023

Answer

2021

Answer

2022

Answer

2024

Question 5

The India-Republic of Korea bilateral relationship was elevated from a 'Strategic Partnership' to a 'Special Strategic Partnership' on the occasion of which one of the following visits?

Accepted Answer

State Visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Seoul in 2015

Answer

State Visit of President Pratibha Patil to Seoul in 2011

Answer

State Visit of President Park Geun-hye to India in 2014

Answer

State Visit of President Moon Jae-in to India in 2018

Question 6

The K9 Vajra-T 155 mm self-propelled tracked howitzer inducted by the Indian Army is co-produced by Larsen & Toubro in partnership with which one of the following South Korean firms?

Accepted Answer

Hanwha Aerospace

Answer

Hyundai Rotem

Answer

Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI)

Answer

LIG Nex1

Question 7

Which one of the following is India's flagship maritime initiative for the Indo-Pacific that the Republic of Korea has formally joined as a partner, reflecting the convergence of Seoul's Indo-Pacific Strategy with India's Act East Policy?

Accepted Answer

Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative (IPOI)

Answer

Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF)

Answer

Supply Chain Resilience Initiative (SCRI)

Answer

Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad)

Question 8

India formally enunciated its 'Act East Policy', within which the Special Strategic Partnership with the Republic of Korea is anchored, in which one of the following years?

Accepted Answer

2014

Answer

2012

Answer

2015

Answer

2017

Question 9

Under which one of the following ministries does the National Defence College (NDC), New Delhi function?

Accepted Answer

Ministry of Defence

Answer

Ministry of Home Affairs

Answer

Ministry of External Affairs

Answer

Ministry of Education

Question 10

Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX), which serves as the Indian institutional anchor for the bilateral defence innovation accelerators INDUS-X and the recently reinforced KIND-X, functions under the aegis of which one of the following?

Accepted Answer

Defence Innovation Organisation (DIO), a 'Not For Profit' company under Section 8 of the Companies Act, 2013

Answer

Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), an autonomous body under the Department of Defence R&D

Answer

Directorate General of Quality Assurance (DGQA), under the Department of Defence Production

Answer

Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), chaired by the Raksha Mantri under the Ministry of Defence

Question 11

During the bilateral talks held in Seoul on 20 May 2026 between the Raksha Mantri and the RoK Minister of National Defence — talks that also reinforced the KIND-X (Korea–India Defence Innovation Accelerator) modelled on INDUS-X — how many bilateral instruments/agreements were signed between the two sides?

Accepted Answer

Three

Answer

Two

Answer

Four

Answer

Five

Question 12

With reference to the Centre for United Nations Peacekeeping (CUNPK), which one of the following statements best describes it?

Accepted Answer

A specialised training institution based in New Delhi that imparts pre-deployment and capacity-building training in UN peacekeeping operations to Indian and foreign military personnel

Answer

An autonomous body under the Ministry of External Affairs that coordinates the deployment of Indian uniformed personnel to United Nations missions

Answer

A joint India–United Nations regional headquarters in New Delhi that plans force generation for UN peacekeeping operations in Asia

Answer

A tri-service establishment under the Integrated Defence Staff that certifies United Nations military observers from Global South nations

Question 13

The Centre for United Nations Peacekeeping (CUNPK), New Delhi was originally raised in the year 2000 under the aegis of which one of the following organisations?

Accepted Answer

United Service Institution of India (USI)

Answer

Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (MP-IDSA)

Answer

National Defence College (NDC)

Answer

Centre for Land Warfare Studies (CLAWS)

UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Raksha Mantri holds bilateral talks with Minister of National Defence, Republic of Korea in Seoul

Q1. How many Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) were signed between India and the Republic of Korea during the bilateral defence talks held in Seoul on 20 May 2026?

Q3. During the May 2026 Seoul bilateral talks between the Raksha Mantri and the RoK Minister of National Defence — which advanced the KIND-X (Korea-India Defence Innovation Accelerator) roadmap — how many formal instruments/agreements were signed between the two sides?

Q4. The KIND-X (Korea-India Defence Innovation Accelerator), the roadmap for which was advanced during the May 2026 Seoul defence ministerial, is explicitly modelled on INDUS-X. INDUS-X was originally launched in which year?

Q5. The India-Republic of Korea bilateral relationship was elevated from a 'Strategic Partnership' to a 'Special Strategic Partnership' on the occasion of which one of the following visits?

Q6. The K9 Vajra-T 155 mm self-propelled tracked howitzer inducted by the Indian Army is co-produced by Larsen & Toubro in partnership with which one of the following South Korean firms?

Q7. Which one of the following is India's flagship maritime initiative for the Indo-Pacific that the Republic of Korea has formally joined as a partner, reflecting the convergence of Seoul's Indo-Pacific Strategy with India's Act East Policy?

Q8. India formally enunciated its 'Act East Policy', within which the Special Strategic Partnership with the Republic of Korea is anchored, in which one of the following years?

Q9. Under which one of the following ministries does the National Defence College (NDC), New Delhi function?

Q10. Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX), which serves as the Indian institutional anchor for the bilateral defence innovation accelerators INDUS-X and the recently reinforced KIND-X, functions under the aegis of which one of the following?

Q12. With reference to the Centre for United Nations Peacekeeping (CUNPK), which one of the following statements best describes it?

Q13. The Centre for United Nations Peacekeeping (CUNPK), New Delhi was originally raised in the year 2000 under the aegis of which one of the following organisations?