Treaties & Agreements PYQs

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1. Prelims 2026Q90Treaties & Agreements

   Consider the following statements with respect to the AI Impact Summit, 2026 held in New Delhi :

   1.The Summit’s intellectual framework was based on three foundational Sutras : People, Planning, and Progress.

   2.The Preamble of the Summit stresses Democratising AI Resources, which acknowledges the Charter for Democratic Diffusion of AI as a binding framework to support locally relevant innovation and strengthen resilient AI ecosystems while respecting national laws.

   3.The New Delhi Declaration on AI Impact was structured around seven Chakras (Pillars), which included Access for Social Empowerment, AI for Science, and Secure and Trusted AI.

   Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

   a1, 2 and 3b1 and 2 onlyc2 and 3 onlyd3 only
2. Prelims 2025Q95Treaties & Agreements

   Consider the following statements regarding AI Action Summit held in Grand Palais, Paris in February 2025 :

   I.Co-chaired with India, the event builds on the advances made at the Bletchley Park Summit held in 2023 and the Seoul Summit held in 2024.

   II.Along with other countries, US and UK also signed the declaration on inclusive and sustainable AI.

   Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

   aI onlybII onlycBoth I and IIdNeither I nor II
3. Prelims 2023Q89Treaties & Agreements

   Consider the following statements :

   The 'Stability and Growth Pact' of the European Union is a treaty that

   1.limits the levels of the budgetary deficit of the countries of the European Union

   2.makes the countries of the European Union to share their infrastructure facilities

   3.enables the countries of the European Union to share their technologies

   How many of the above statements are correct?

   aOnly onebOnly twocAll threedNone
4. Prelims 2023Q90Treaties & Agreements

   Consider the following statements :

   1.Recently, all the countries of the United Nations have adopted the first-ever compact for international migration, the 'Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM)'.

   2.The objectives and commitments stated in the GCM are binding on the UN member countries.

   3.The GCM addresses internal migration or internally displaced people also in its objectives and commitments.

   How many of the above statements are correct?

   aOnly onebOnly twocAll threedNone
5. Prelims 2022Q77Treaties & Agreements

   Which one of the following statements best describes the 'Polar Code' ?

   aIt is the international code of safety for ships operating in polar waters.bIt is the agreement of the countries around the North Pole regarding the demarcation of their territories in the polar region.cIt is a set of norms to be followed by the countries whose scientists undertake research studies in the North Pole and South Pole.dIt is a trade and security agreement of the member countries of the Arctic Council.
6. Prelims 2022Q85Treaties & Agreements

   With reference to the United Nations Convention on the Law of Sea, consider the following statements :

   1.A coastal state has the right to establish the breadth of its territorial sea up to a limit not exceeding 12 nautical miles, measured from baseline determined in accordance with the convention.

   2.Ships of all states, whether coastal or land-locked, enjoy the right of innocent passage through the territorial sea.

   3.The Exclusive Economic Zone shall not extend beyond 200 nautical miles from the baseline from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured.

   Which of the statements given above are correct ?

   a1 and 2 onlyb2 and 3 onlyc1 and 3 onlyd1, 2 and 3
7. Prelims 2020Q10Treaties & Agreements

   Consider the following pairs :

   International agreement/set-up — Subject

   1.Alma-Ata Declaration — Healthcare of the people

   2.Hague Convention — Biological and chemical weapons

   3.Talanoa Dialogue — Global climate change

   4.Under2 Coalition — Child rights

   Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched ?

   a1 and 2 onlyb4 onlyc1 and 3 onlyd2, 3 and 4 only
8. Prelims 2019Q54Treaties & Agreements

   Consider the following statements :

   1.The United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) has a ‘Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air’.

   2.The UNCAC is the ever-first legally binding global anti-corruption instrument.

   3.A highlight of the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (UNTOC) is the inclusion of a specific chapter aimed at returning assets to their rightful owners from whom they had been taken illicitly.

   4.The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) is mandated by its member States to assist in the implementation of both UNCAC and UNTOC.

   Which of the statements given above are correct?

   a1 and 3 onlyb2, 3 and 4 onlyc2 and 4 onlyd1, 2, 3 and 4
9. Prelims 2018Q30Treaties & Agreements

   International Labour Organization's Conventions 138 and 182 are related to

   aChild labourbAdaptation of agricultural practices to global climate changecRegulation of food prices and food securitydGender parity at the workplace
10. Prelims 2017Q28Treaties & Agreements

    Consider the following statements :

    1.The Nuclear Security Summits are periodically held under the aegis of the United Nations.

    2.The International Panel on Fissile Materials is an organ of International Atomic Energy Agency.

    Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

    a1 onlyb2 onlycBoth 1 and 2dNeither 1 nor 2
11. Prelims 2016Q41Treaties & Agreements

    With reference to the 'Trans-Pacific Partnership', consider the following statements :

    1.It is an agreement among all the Pacific Rim countries except China and Russia.

    2.It is a strategic alliance for the purpose of maritime security only.

    Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

    a1 onlyb2 onlycBoth 1 and 2dNeither 1 nor 2
12. Prelims 2015Q79Treaties & Agreements

    'Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action', often seen in the news, is

    aa strategy to tackle the regional terrorism, an outcome of a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organizationba plan of action for sustainable economic growth in the Asia-Pacific Region, an outcome of the deliberations of the Asia-Pacific Economic Forumcan agenda for women's empowerment, an outcome of a World Conference convened by the United Nationsda strategy to combat wildlife trafficking, a declaration of the East Asia Summit
13. Prelims 2015Q88Treaties & Agreements

    Consider the following countries :

    1.China

    2.France

    3.India

    4.Israel

    5.Pakistan

    Which among the above are Nuclear Weapons States as recognized by the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, commonly known as Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)?

    a1 and 2 onlyb1, 3, 4 and 5 onlyc2, 4 and 5 onlyd1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
14. Prelims 2011Q19Treaties & Agreements

    The “New START” treaty was in the news. What is this treaty?

    aIt is a bilateral strategic nuclear arms reduction treaty between the USA and the Russian FederationbIt is a multilateral energy security cooperation treaty among the members of the East Asia SummitcIt is a treaty between the Russian Federation and the European Union for the energy security cooperationdIt is a multilateral cooperation treaty among the BRICS countries for the promotion of trade
15. Prelims 2011Q46Treaties & Agreements

    Consider the following:

    1.Right to education.

    2.Right to equal access to public service.

    3.Right to food.

    Which of the above is/are Human Right/Human Rights under “Universal Declaration of Human Rights”?

    a1 onlyb1 and 2 onlyc3 onlyd1, 2 and 3
16. Prelims 2007Q104Treaties & Agreements

    With reference to the international meetings held in the year 2006, which of the following pairs is/are correctly matched?

    1.NAM Summit : Havana

    2.APEC Meeting : Bangkok

    3.EU–India Summit : Helsinki

    4.UN Climate Change Conference : Geneva

    Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

    a1 onlyb1 and 3 onlyc1, 2 and 3d2, 3 and 4
17. Prelims 1998Q46Treaties & Agreements

    The recent Land Mines Conference to sign the historic treaty was held in the Capital city of

    aCanadabJapancSwedendZimbabwe
18. Prelims 1995Q84Treaties & Agreements

    The signatories to the treaty banning chemical weapons include

    aUSA, Russia, India, Iran and IsraelbIraq, Libya, India, Russia and ChinacBrazil, Angola, North Korea, Pakistan and USAdSyria, Sri Lanka, Japan, Singapore and France