UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — List of Outcomes: Official Visit of Prime Minister of Poland to India

Q1. With reference to the legal status of the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) in India, consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. Its privileges and immunities in India flow from the Diplomatic Relations (Vienna Convention) Act, 1972, which applies to foreign diplomatic missions.
  2. Its Headquarters Agreement was concluded between the Government of India and CDRI itself, not among all of CDRI's member countries.
  3. Ratification of its Headquarters Agreement was intended to give CDRI an independent international legal persona.
  • A. 3 only
  • B. 1, 2 and 3
  • C. 2 and 3 only
  • D. 1 and 2 only

Q2. India and Poland have set a target to double their bilateral trade by 2030. Keeping in view Poland's membership of the European Union, consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. Poland may lower its customs duties on imports from India on its own, provided it notifies the European Commission in advance.
  2. Poland cannot, acting alone, conclude a free trade agreement with India granting preferential tariffs on goods.
  3. Because trade policy is handled at EU level, Poland is barred from running a bilateral Joint Commission for Economic Cooperation with India.
  • A. 2 only
  • B. 1 and 2 only
  • C. 2 and 3 only
  • D. 1 and 3 only

Q3. Consider the following statements: Which of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

  1. The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction does not create legally enforceable obligations for the countries that adopted it.
  2. The Sendai Framework was adopted as a protocol under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, and protocols under that Convention cannot impose binding obligations.
  • 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

Q4. Consider the following assertion: Poland's accession to the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) also advances the agenda of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction. Which of the statements given above support/supports the assertion?

  1. CDRI promotes knowledge exchange, technical support and capacity building aimed at making infrastructure systems resilient to disaster risk.
  2. One of the Sendai Framework's global targets is to substantially reduce disaster damage to critical infrastructure and disruption of basic services.
  3. CDRI and its officials enjoy exemptions and immunities in India under a Headquarters Agreement with the host government.
  • A. 2 and 3 only
  • B. 1 and 2 only
  • C. 1, 2 and 3
  • D. 2 only

Q5. With reference to the India–Poland Strategic Partnership, consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. It was established through a leaders' joint statement issued during a prime ministerial visit.
  2. Because Poland is a member of the European Union, defence cooperation under it has to be conducted through EU institutions and not bilaterally.
  3. It is implemented through a time-bound action plan that uses institutional mechanisms such as a Joint Commission for Economic Cooperation.
  • A. 2 and 3 only
  • B. 1, 2 and 3
  • C. 1 only
  • D. 1 and 3 only

Q6. Consider the following facts: India and Poland raised their ties to a Strategic Partnership through a joint statement in 2024 and adopted a five-year Action Plan listing cooperation mechanisms. During the Polish Prime Minister's visit in 2026, they set up a Defence Industry Dialogue and agreed on a dialogue on counter-terrorism. Poland is a member of both the European Union and NATO. Which of the following inferences can be drawn from the above?

  1. Poland's NATO membership, combined with the Strategic Partnership, now extends the alliance's collective-defence guarantee to India.
  2. The Strategic Partnership is being built up by adding new mechanisms over time, rather than being fixed entirely at the moment it was declared.
  3. India has fully aligned its position on the Russia–Ukraine war with that of Poland.
  4. Counter-terrorism cooperation between the two countries is meant to proceed through a recurring, structured channel and not only through declarations.
  • A. 2, 3 and 4 only
  • B. 1 and 2 only
  • C. 1, 3 and 4 only
  • D. 2 and 4 only

Q7. Consider the following statements: Which of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

  1. The Defence Industry Dialogue agreed during the Polish Prime Minister's 2026 visit to India is the first institutional mechanism for India–Poland defence cooperation.
  2. In the 2024 Joint Statement establishing the Strategic Partnership, India and Poland committed to strengthen defence cooperation by making full use of existing mechanisms.
  • 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