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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
Asked in 11 of 11 years.
Most-asked concepts
Sorted by the number of papers a concept appeared in.
| Concept | Questions | Papers | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| European Union | 5 | 5 | 2026, 2024, 2023, 2017, 2016 |
| Multilateral Banks | 3 | 3 | 2025, 2017, 2016 |
| West Asia | 3 | 3 | 2024, 2023, 2018 |
| International Groupings | 3 | 2 | 2022, 2020 |
| International Organisations | 3 | 2 | 2024, 2016 |
| Trade Agreements | 3 | 2 | 2017, 2016 |
| United Nations | 3 | 2 | 2026, 2022 |
| Artificial Intelligence | 2 | 2 | 2026, 2025 |
| BIMSTEC | 2 | 2 | 2026, 2025 |
| Connectivity Projects | 2 | 2 | 2026, 2025 |
| UN Agencies | 2 | 2 | 2023, 2017 |
| WTO | 2 | 2 | 2017, 2016 |
| IMF | 2 | 1 | 2016 |
| Nuclear Regimes | 2 | 1 | 2018 |
| Act East Policy | 1 | 1 | 2026 |
| Africa | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| ASEAN | 1 | 1 | 2018 |
| Bilateral Relations | 1 | 1 | 2019 |
| BRICS | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| China | 1 | 1 | 2016 |
| Data Protection | 1 | 1 | 2019 |
| Development Partnership | 1 | 1 | 2026 |
| Ethnic Communities | 1 | 1 | 2016 |
| G20 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| G20 Common Framework | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| ILO | 1 | 1 | 2018 |
| India-Africa Relations | 1 | 1 | 2016 |
| India-Germany Relations | 1 | 1 | 2026 |
| India's Neighbourhood | 1 | 1 | 2017 |
| International Agreements | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| International Conventions | 1 | 1 | 2026 |
| International Financial Institutions | 1 | 1 | 2019 |
| International Grains Council | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| International Taxation | 1 | 1 | 2016 |
| INTERPOL | 1 | 1 | 2026 |
| Law of the Sea | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Maritime Cooperation | 1 | 1 | 2017 |
| Migration | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Migration Dialogues | 1 | 1 | 2026 |
| Military Exercises | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| NATO | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Nuclear Safeguards | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Nuclear Security | 1 | 1 | 2017 |
| Polar Code | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Refugee Settlements | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Regional Conferences | 1 | 1 | 2017 |
| Regional Groupings | 1 | 1 | 2016 |
| Seabed Mining | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Territorial Disputes | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Trade and Technology Council | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| UN Conventions | 1 | 1 | 2019 |
| UN Ocean Conference | 1 | 1 | 2026 |
| UN Peacekeeping | 1 | 1 | 2026 |
| Vietnam Economy | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| World Bank Group | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
How to practise International Relations and Organisations PYQs
- Start with the concepts at the top of the table. They have come back the most.
- Solve one year’s International Relations and Organisations questions from the official PDF against the clock, then check the answer listed below.
- Log every miss as a concept gap, a calculation slip or a misread. Each needs a different fix.
- 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.
UPSC Prelims2026
- Q.38 · MCQ · UN Ocean Conference: FAO's Four Betters for Blue Transformation PDF
- Q.61 · MCQ · Connectivity Projects: Cross-border bridges with Bangladesh, Myanmar and Nepal PDF
- Q.64 · MCQ · International Conventions: International conventions India has not ratified PDF
- Q.65 · MCQ · Artificial Intelligence: Framework and declaration of the AI Impact Summit 2026 PDF
- Q.66 · MCQ · Act East Policy: Connectivity projects under India-ASEAN cooperation PDF
- Q.67 · MCQ · Development Partnership: Match India-supported projects with countries PDF
- Q.69 · MCQ · Migration Dialogues: Colombo Process, Abu Dhabi Dialogue and GFMD PDF
- Q.70 · MCQ · United Nations: UN agencies that won the Nobel Peace Prize twice PDF
- Q.71 · MCQ · UN Peacekeeping: Match UN peacekeeping missions with their periods PDF
- Q.72 · MCQ · BIMSTEC: Match BIMSTEC centres with their host cities PDF
- Q.75 · MCQ · European Union: Which listed countries are EU members PDF
- Q.76 · MCQ · INTERPOL: Match INTERPOL notices with their purposes PDF
- Q.78 · MCQ · India-Germany Relations: Outcomes of the German Chancellor's January 2026 visit PDF
UPSC Prelims2025
- Q.21 · MCQ · NATO: How many listed European countries are NATO members PDF
- Q.35 · MCQ · Multilateral Banks: Institution that launched the Nature Solutions Finance Hub PDF
- Q.62 · MCQ · Connectivity Projects: Route connected by the INSTC PDF
- Q.67 · MCQ · World Bank Group: Role and origin of the IBRD PDF
- Q.92 · MCQ · BIMSTEC: Membership, origin, founders and sector leads of BIMSTEC PDF
- Q.95 · MCQ · Artificial Intelligence: AI Action Summit Paris 2025: co-chair and signatories PDF
- Q.97 · MCQ · BRICS: 16th BRICS Summit host, theme and new members PDF
UPSC Prelims2024
- Q.24 · MCQ · International Organisations: Status and initiatives of the World Toilet Organization PDF
- Q.59 · MCQ · International Grains Council: India's IGC membership and its role in grain trade PDF
- Q.82 · MCQ · Military Exercises: Participants, venue and aims of Exercise Mitra Shakti-2023 PDF
- Q.88 · MCQ · West Asia: Route and strategic role of the Sumed pipeline PDF
- Q.91 · MCQ · Africa: Insecurity and coups in the Sahel region PDF
- Q.96 · MCQ · European Union: EU Net-Zero Industry Act and EU climate goals PDF
UPSC Prelims2023
- Q.30 · MCQ · UN Agencies: Sectors targeted by the UNOPS S3i initiative (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.87 · MCQ · Trade and Technology Council: Purpose of the US-EU Trade and Technology Council (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.89 · MCQ · European Union: What the EU Stability and Growth Pact does (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.90 · MCQ · Migration: Adoption, binding nature and scope of the Global Compact on Migration (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.94 · MCQ · West Asia: Israel's ties with Arab states and the Arab Peace Initiative (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.100 · MCQ · G20: Origin of G20 and India's G20 priorities (official answer: C) PDF
UPSC Prelims2022
- Q.4 · MCQ · G20 Common Framework: Origin and purpose of the G20 Common Framework on debt (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.66 · MCQ · International Groupings: India's membership of AIIB, MTCR and SCO (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.67 · MCQ · Vietnam Economy: Statements on Vietnam's growth, politics and exports (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.76 · MCQ · United Nations: Role and schedule of the UN Credentials Committee (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.77 · MCQ · Polar Code: What the Polar Code is (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.78 · MCQ · United Nations: Observer status in the UN General Assembly (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.82 · MCQ · Refugee Settlements: Refugee settlements in Uganda and Kenya (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.83 · MCQ · International Groupings: Members of the Organization of Turkic States (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.85 · MCQ · Law of the Sea: Territorial sea, innocent passage and EEZ under UNCLOS (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.86 · MCQ · Territorial Disputes: The issue over the Senkaku Islands (official answer: B) PDF
UPSC Prelims2021
- Q.56 · MCQ · Seabed Mining: Statements on seabed exploration licences in international waters (official answer: B) PDF
UPSC Prelims2020
- Q.10 · MCQ · International Agreements: Match international agreements with their subjects (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.55 · MCQ · Nuclear Safeguards: Why only some Indian reactors are under IAEA safeguards (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.65 · MCQ · International Groupings: Group whose four countries are all G20 members (official answer: A) PDF
UPSC Prelims2019
- Q.54 · MCQ · UN Conventions: Statements on UNCAC, UNTOC and UNODC (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.71 · MCQ · International Financial Institutions: Statements on AIIB membership and shareholding (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.88 · MCQ · Data Protection: Who adopted the General Data Protection Regulation (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.89 · MCQ · Bilateral Relations: Country with which India signed a nuclear cooperation action plan (official answer: B) PDF
UPSC Prelims2018
- Q.7 · MCQ · Nuclear Regimes: Consequences of joining the Nuclear Suppliers Group (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.24 · MCQ · West Asia: Context of the two-state solution (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.30 · MCQ · ILO: Subject of ILO Conventions 138 and 182 (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.33 · MCQ · Nuclear Regimes: Implication of ratifying the IAEA Additional Protocol (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.34 · MCQ · ASEAN: Countries that are ASEAN free-trade partners (official answer: C) PDF
UPSC Prelims2017
- Q.18 · MCQ · European Union: What the Digital Single Market Strategy refers to (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.28 · MCQ · Nuclear Security: Statements on Nuclear Security Summits and the fissile materials panel (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.41 · MCQ · Regional Conferences: Statements on the APMCHUD housing conference (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.56 · MCQ · Multilateral Banks: Nature of the Global Infrastructure Facility (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.60 · MCQ · UN Agencies: Statements on the role of UN-Habitat (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.68 · MCQ · Maritime Cooperation: Statements on the Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.82 · MCQ · Trade Agreements: Parties to the BTIA negotiations with India (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.83 · MCQ · WTO: Statements on the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.84 · MCQ · India's Neighbourhood: Importance of developing Chabahar Port (official answer: C) PDF
UPSC Prelims2016
- Q.11 · MCQ · WTO: Context of amber, blue and green box terms (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.14 · MCQ · IMF: Currency proposed for addition to the IMF SDR basket (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.15 · MCQ · IMF: Role of the International Monetary and Financial Committee (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.19 · MCQ · Ethnic Communities: Matching communities in the news with countries (official answer: C) PDF
- Q.20 · MCQ · International Organisations: Statements about the OPCW (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.41 · MCQ · Trade Agreements: Statements on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.42 · MCQ · India-Africa Relations: Statements on the India-Africa Forum Summit (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.51 · MCQ · International Organisations: Nature of Doctors Without Borders (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.60 · MCQ · International Taxation: Context of Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.67 · MCQ · Multilateral Banks: Statements on the New Development Bank (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.70 · MCQ · Regional Groupings: Country that is not a Gulf Cooperation Council member (official answer: A) PDF
- Q.72 · MCQ · China: Context of the Belt and Road Initiative (official answer: D) PDF
- Q.77 · MCQ · Trade Agreements: Grouping linked with the RCEP (official answer: B) PDF
- Q.82 · MCQ · European Union: Nature of the European Stability Mechanism (official answer: B) PDF
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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.