UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Prime Minister participates in the 26th SCO Summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic

Q1. At which one of the following SCO Summits was India formally admitted as a full member of the Organisation?

  • A. The Ufa Summit of 2015
  • B. The Astana Summit of 2017
  • C. The Qingdao Summit of 2018
  • D. The Bishkek Summit of 2019

Q2. Consider the following statements regarding the membership of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation: 1. Uzbekistan was among the six States that founded the Organisation at Shanghai in 2001. 2. Belarus has been a member State of the Organisation ever since its founding in 2001. 3. Kyrgyzstan was one of the founding member States of the Organisation in 2001. 4. Iran was the only State ever admitted to full membership of the Organisation before India. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. Uzbekistan was among the six States that founded the Organisation at Shanghai in 2001.
  2. Belarus has been a member State of the Organisation ever since its founding in 2001.
  3. Kyrgyzstan was one of the founding member States of the Organisation in 2001.
  4. Iran was the only State ever admitted to full membership of the Organisation before India.
  • A. 1 and 3 only
  • B. 2 and 4 only
  • C. 1, 3 and 4
  • D. 1, 2 and 3

Q3. Which one of the following correctly describes the standing and mandate of the Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (RATS) of the SCO?

  • A. A permanent organ seated at Tashkent, mandated against terrorism, separatism and extremism, to which each member State sends a permanent representative
  • B. A permanent organ seated at Tashkent, mandated against terrorism, narcotics trafficking and cyber crime, whose staff are drawn only from the host State
  • C. A permanent organ seated at Beijing alongside the Secretariat, mandated against terrorism, separatism and extremism, headed by the Secretary General
  • D. A body convened afresh at the venue of each annual Summit, mandated against terrorism, separatism and extremism, with a rotating annual chair

Q4. The principal permanent administrative body of the SCO, headed by its Secretary General, is located in which one of the following cities?

  • A. Astana, capital of Kazakhstan
  • B. Beijing, capital of China
  • C. Tashkent, capital of Uzbekistan
  • D. Moscow, capital of the Russian Federation

Q5. The 26th SCO Summit held at Bishkek in 2026 was marked as the commemoration of which anniversary of the founding of the Organisation?

  • A. The twentieth anniversary
  • B. The twenty-fifth anniversary
  • C. The twenty-sixth anniversary
  • D. The thirtieth anniversary

Q6. The event described as the '26th SCO Summit' at Bishkek was, in the Organisation's own terminology, the twenty-sixth session of which one of the following?

  • A. The Council of Heads of Government of the member States
  • B. The Council of Heads of State of the member States
  • C. The Council of Foreign Ministers of the member States
  • D. The Council of National Coordinators of the member States

Q7. Of the leaders with whom the Prime Minister of India held bilateral meetings at Bishkek in 2026, only one was a Head of Government rather than a Head of State. Who was that leader?

  • A. Mr. Sadyr Japarov of the Kyrgyz Republic
  • B. Mr. Nikol Pashinyan of the Republic of Armenia
  • C. Mr. Masoud Pezeshkian of the Islamic Republic of Iran
  • D. Mr. Shavkat Mirziyoyev of the Republic of Uzbekistan

Q8. With reference to the two countries, other than the host country, whose leaders met the Prime Minister of India on the margins of the 26th SCO Summit, which one of the following statements is correct?

  • A. Iran is a full member State of the SCO, whereas Armenia is not a member State of the Organisation
  • B. Both Iran and Armenia are full member States of the SCO, having been admitted in 2023 and 2024 respectively
  • C. Iran is only an observer State of the SCO, whereas Armenia is a full member State of the Organisation
  • D. Neither Iran nor Armenia is a member State of the SCO, both having attended Bishkek as guests of the Chair

Q9. Consider the following statements regarding the Prime Minister of India's visit to Uzbekistan and the Kyrgyz Republic: 1. The Uzbekistan leg, from 29 to 30 August 2026, was a State Visit undertaken at the invitation of President Shavkat Mirziyoyev. 2. The Kyrgyz leg, from 31 August to 1 September 2026, was undertaken at the invitation of President Sadyr Japarov. 3. At Tashkent the two sides discussed advancing the shared developmental visions of Viksit Bharat 2047 and Uzbekistan-2030. 4. The Prime Minister travelled to Bishkek directly from New Delhi, the Uzbekistan leg having been undertaken separately in August 2025. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. The Uzbekistan leg, from 29 to 30 August 2026, was a State Visit undertaken at the invitation of President Shavkat Mirziyoyev.
  2. The Kyrgyz leg, from 31 August to 1 September 2026, was undertaken at the invitation of President Sadyr Japarov.
  3. At Tashkent the two sides discussed advancing the shared developmental visions of Viksit Bharat 2047 and Uzbekistan-2030.
  4. The Prime Minister travelled to Bishkek directly from New Delhi, the Uzbekistan leg having been undertaken separately in August 2025.
  • A. 1 and 4 only
  • B. 2, 3 and 4
  • C. 1, 2 and 3
  • D. 3 and 4 only

Q10. Which one of the following SCO member States is the largest landlocked country in the world by area?

  • A. The Republic of Uzbekistan
  • B. The Republic of Kazakhstan
  • C. The Republic of Tajikistan
  • D. The Republic of Belarus

Q11. The SCO's cooperation track dealing with the prevention and elimination of emergency situations is operationalised on India's behalf by which one of the following Union Ministries?

  • A. The Ministry of Earth Sciences
  • B. The Ministry of Home Affairs
  • C. The Ministry of Defence
  • D. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change