Thursday, 15 October 2026

Consider the following statements:

1. 1.China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States are permanent members of the Security Council.
2. 2.A negative vote by a permanent member can prevent adoption of a substantive resolution when the required majority is otherwise present.
3. 3.Permanent members are elected for two-year terms.

Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty principally concerns:

Consider the following statements regarding the United Nations Security Council:

1. 1.It has five permanent members with veto power.
2. 2.Its ten non-permanent members are elected by the General Assembly for two-year terms.
3. 3.All decisions of the Security Council require unanimity among the five permanent members.

With reference to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), consider the following statements:

1. 1.IAEA safeguards are intended to verify that nuclear material is not diverted from peaceful uses to nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive purposes.
2. 2.The IAEA itself is the sovereign regulator of every nuclear facility in every Member State.
3. 3.Safeguards can involve declarations, inspections and verification activities.

Consider the following statements about the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC):

1. 1.It is designed to combine maritime and rail connectivity.
2. 2.Its proposed western connectivity links the Middle East with Europe.
3. 3.It is a military alliance created by the United Nations.

Consider the following pairs:

1. 1.Strait of Hormuz — strait used for international navigation
2. 2.Strait of Malacca — strait used for international navigation
3. 3.Bab el-Mandeb — strait connecting the Gulf of Aden with the Red Sea
4. 4.Suez Canal — natural strait governed exclusively by UNCLOS transit-passage provisions

How many pairs are correctly matched?

Consider the following statements:

1. 1.IMEC is conceived as a multimodal corridor connecting India with the Middle East and Europe.
2. 2.Chabahar is a port-based connectivity project involving India and Iran, with strategic relevance for Afghanistan and Central Asia.
3. 3.Both are identical projects administered under a single treaty organisation.
4. 4.Their strategic significance can be analysed partly through the lens of supply-chain diversification and connectivity resilience.

Consider the following statements:

1. 1.Chabahar lies on Iran's Gulf of Oman coast.
2. 2.Its geography provides India an alternative connectivity route toward Afghanistan and Central Asia.
3. 3.Chabahar lies inside the Strait of Hormuz.

Consider the following statements:

1. 1.Archipelagic sea lanes passage can involve both navigation and overflight.
2. 2.It is legally identical to innocent passage.
3. 3.An archipelagic State may designate sea lanes and air routes suitable for continuous and expeditious passage.

Consider the following statements:

1. 1.The Fisheries Subsidies Agreement is the WTO's first multilateral agreement with environmental sustainability at its core.
2. 2.It prohibits certain harmful subsidies associated with IUU fishing and overexploitation.
3. 3.It entered into force after two-thirds of WTO members accepted it.
4. 4.It is limited to freshwater fisheries.