UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — 16th India-Japan Annual Summit Joint Statement

Q1. In the context of India-Japan relations, the 'Annual Summit' is best described as which one of the following?

  • A. The apex leaders-level bilateral mechanism under which the two Prime Ministers meet each year, held alternately in the two countries
  • B. The annual India-Japan Foreign and Defence Ministerial (2+2) Meeting
  • C. The yearly Quad Leaders' Summit in which India and Japan participate
  • D. The annual Foreign Secretary-level strategic dialogue between the two countries

Q2. India-Japan bilateral relations were elevated to the level of a 'Special Strategic and Global Partnership' in which year?

  • A. 2014
  • B. 2006
  • C. 2011
  • D. 2000

Q3. Which one of the following documents is regarded as having first designated India-Japan relations as a 'Special Strategic and Global Partnership'?

  • A. The Tokyo Declaration
  • B. The India-Japan Joint Vision for the Next Decade: Eight Directions
  • C. The India-Japan Vision Statement
  • D. The 'Partnership for a Peaceful, Stable and Prosperous Post-COVID World' Joint Statement

Q4. At which India-Japan Annual Summit was the Japanese private investment target for India first doubled to 10 trillion Yen?

  • A. The 15th Annual Summit (2025)
  • B. The 16th Annual Summit (2026)
  • C. The 14th Annual Summit
  • D. The 13th Annual Summit

Q5. Which of the following documents/outcomes is/are correctly identified as having been adopted or issued during the 16th India-Japan Annual Summit (2026)?

  1. A Joint Declaration on Economic Security Cooperation
  2. A Joint Statement on AI cooperation
  3. A fresh Joint Statement reviewing progress since the 15th Annual Summit
  4. The Tokyo Declaration on the Special Strategic and Global Partnership
  • A. 1 and 3
  • B. 2 and 4
  • C. 1, 2 and 3
  • D. 1, 2, 3 and 4

Q6. Consider the following pairs of India-Japan documents and the summit at which each was adopted. Which pair is NOT correctly matched?

  1. Joint Declaration on Economic Security Cooperation — 16th Annual Summit (2026)
  2. Joint Vision for the Next Decade: Eight Directions — 15th Annual Summit (2025)
  3. Digital Partnership 2.0 — 15th Annual Summit (2025)
  4. 'Partnership for a Peaceful, Stable and Prosperous Post-COVID World' Joint Statement — 16th Annual Summit (2026)
  • A. 1 only
  • B. 4 only
  • C. 1 and 2
  • D. 3 and 4

Q7. On the Indian side, the India-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) is administered principally by which one of the following?

  • A. The Ministry of Commerce and Industry (Department of Commerce)
  • B. The Ministry of External Affairs
  • C. The Ministry of Finance
  • D. NITI Aayog

Q8. The 'Quad', whose cooperation India and Japan reaffirmed, is a grouping of which four countries?

  • A. India, Japan, Australia and the United States
  • B. India, Japan, Brazil and Germany
  • C. India, Japan, France and the United Kingdom
  • D. India, Japan, South Korea and the United States

Q9. With reference to the Japan-assisted Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail (MAHSR) project, which one of the following statements is NOT correct?

  1. Its alignment passes through Maharashtra, Gujarat and Dadra & Nagar Haveli.
  2. It uses Japanese Shinkansen technology, including J-Slab ballastless track deployed for the first time in India.
  3. It is being implemented by the National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL).
  4. Its entire alignment is elevated, with no tunnel section anywhere on the corridor.
  • A. 1 and 2
  • B. 4 only
  • C. 3 and 4
  • D. 1, 2 and 3