# International Relations UPSC Prelims PYQ Topic Wise

> International Relations UPSC Prelims PYQs: all 78 questions from 11 official papers (2016–2026), by concept with official answers. Asked in 11 of 11 years.

Source: https://previousyearquestions.app/upsc-cse/topics/international-relations/

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## Answer first

International Relations and Organisations PYQs (previous year questions) for UPSC Prelims: International Relations and Organisations (Current Affairs) had **78 questions** across the 11 official UPSC Prelims papers we tagged (2016–2026), and appeared in 11 of them. Asked in 11 of 11 years. The concepts asked in the most papers: European Union, Multilateral Banks, West Asia.

## Year-wise question count

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## Most-asked concepts

Sorted by the number of papers a concept appeared in.

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## How to practise International Relations and Organisations PYQs

1. Start with the concepts at the top of the table. They have come back the most.
2. Solve one year's International Relations and Organisations questions from the official PDF against the clock, then check the answer listed below.
3. Log every miss as a concept gap, a calculation slip or a misread. Each needs a different fix.
4. Once a concept is clean in two papers, move to the next. Then sit a full paper from the year pages.

## Questions by year

Each line gives the question number, type, concept, our one-line summary and the official answer, with a link to the official PDF.

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## Other Current Affairs topics

- [Reports, Indices and Current Events PYQs](/upsc-cse/topics/current-events/)

## FAQ

### How many International Relations and Organisations questions come in UPSC Prelims?
In the official papers we tagged: 13 in 2026, 7 in 2025, 6 in 2024, 6 in 2023, 10 in 2022, 1 in 2021, 3 in 2020, 4 in 2019, 5 in 2018, 9 in 2017 and 14 in 2016. That is 78 questions in all, about 69% of Current Affairs.

### Which International Relations and Organisations topics repeat in UPSC Prelims?
Asked in the most papers: European Union, Multilateral Banks, West Asia. The concept table lists every one with its count.

### Are these official UPSC Prelims questions?
Yes. Every question is from an official UPSC Prelims paper hosted on our year pages. The one-line summaries are ours; open the PDF linked beside each question for the full text.