Thursday, 22 October 2026

Consider the following statements:

1. 1.The ICJ is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations.
2. 2.Only States may be parties in contentious cases before the ICJ.
3. 3.Every UN Member State is automatically subject to the Court's compulsory jurisdiction in every dispute.

Under the NPT, the expression 'nuclear-weapon State' refers to a State that manufactured and exploded a nuclear weapon or other nuclear explosive device before:

Consider the following statements about BRICS:

1. 1.It is a formal military alliance.
2. 2.It is a political and diplomatic coordination forum.
3. 3.Its cooperation includes economic and financial issues as well as people-to-people engagement.

Consider the following statements:

1. 1.ASEAN's centrality is a recurring principle in the ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific and India's Indo-Pacific engagement.
2. 2.ASEAN-led mechanisms include the East Asia Summit and ASEAN Regional Forum.
3. 3.ASEAN centrality requires ASEAN to function as a collective military alliance.

Consider the following statements:

1. 1.The Strait of Malacca lies between the Malay Peninsula and the island of Sumatra.
2. 2.It provides a major maritime connection between the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific through the South China Sea region.
3. 3.Singapore is situated near the strait's southern outlet.

Consider the following pairs:

1. 1.Bab el-Mandeb — Yemen and Djibouti/Eritrea vicinity
2. 2.Strait of Hormuz — Iran and Oman vicinity
3. 3.Bosporus — Turkey, linking the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara
4. 4.Strait of Gibraltar — Spain/Morocco vicinity, linking the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea

How many pairs are correctly matched?

Consider the following route-related pairs:

1. 1.Strait of Hormuz — Persian Gulf to Gulf of Oman
2. 2.Bab el-Mandeb — Gulf of Aden to Red Sea
3. 3.Suez Canal — Red Sea to Mediterranean Sea
4. 4.Strait of Gibraltar — Mediterranean Sea to Atlantic Ocean

A tanker travelling from the Persian Gulf to Northern Europe through the conventional Suez route would encounter these features in which logical sequence?

Consider the following statements about Resolution 2735 (2024):

1. 1.It was adopted by the Security Council.
2. 2.It welcomed a three-phase ceasefire proposal.
3. 3.It was adopted by the General Assembly.

Consider the following statements about Article 51 of the UN Charter:

1. 1.It recognises an inherent right of individual or collective self-defence if an armed attack occurs against a UN Member State.
2. 2.Measures taken in self-defence must be immediately reported to the Security Council.
3. 3.Article 51 permanently removes the Security Council's authority over international peace and security.

Consider the following pairs for the UN Security Council's elected membership in 2026:

1. 1.Bahrain — 2026–27
2. 2.Colombia — 2026–27
3. 3.Latvia — 2026–27
4. 4.Pakistan — 2026–27

How many pairs are correctly matched?