UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — India is honored to host the First BIMSTEC Home Ministers’ Meeting in New Delhi, says Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah

Q1. Consider the following statements: Which of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

  1. With the entry into force of its Charter in 2024, BIMSTEC moved from being a grouping to being a regional organisation with legal personality.
  2. The BIMSTEC Charter replaced consensus with majority voting as the organisation's mode of decision-making.
  • A. Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II explains Statement-I
  • B. Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct, but Statement-II does not explain Statement-I
  • C. Statement-I is correct, but Statement-II is incorrect
  • D. Statement-I is incorrect, but Statement-II is correct

Q2. Consider the following countries: Which of the countries given above is/are members of both SAARC and BIMSTEC?

  1. Maldives
  2. Myanmar
  3. Bhutan
  4. Afghanistan
  • A. 1 and 3 only
  • B. 2 and 3 only
  • C. 3 only
  • D. 1, 3 and 4 only

Q3. With reference to instruments of international cooperation in criminal matters, consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. A mutual legal assistance arrangement by itself obliges a state to surrender a fugitive found on its territory to the requesting state.
  2. Under a transfer of sentenced persons arrangement, a person convicted in a foreign country may serve the sentence in the home country.
  3. A state may be party to a mutual legal assistance convention with a group of countries while having no extradition arrangement with them.
  • A. 1 and 2 only
  • B. 1 and 3 only
  • C. 2 only
  • D. 2 and 3 only

Q4. With reference to Article 253 of the Constitution of India, consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. A law made under this Article may apply to only a part of the territory of India.
  2. This Article covers treaties with other countries but does not extend to decisions taken at international conferences or associations.
  3. This Article makes prior approval by Parliament a precondition for the Union executive to sign a treaty.
  • A. 1 and 2 only
  • B. 1 only
  • C. 1 and 3 only
  • D. 2 and 3 only