Aug2026_InterNational Affair

Which UNESCO World Heritage Site in Seychelles is known for supporting the world’s largest population of giant tortoises?

What are the three core priorities discussed at the 11th BRICS Energy Ministers’ Meeting?

Which lunar exploration mission being jointly developed by ISRO and JAXA was welcomed at the summit?

What is New Zealand’s highest peak, mentioned in the country’s geography facts?

Which MoU was signed for implementing India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) in Seychelles?

Indore hosted the five-day BRICS Agriculture Conference from which dates in 2026?

What is the weightage of ‘Academic Reputation’ in the QS World University Rankings methodology — the single highest-weighted indicator?

By how much did global FDI increase in 2025, according to the World Investment Report 2026?

Which of the following is an objective of the New Development Bank?

Which country remained the world’s largest individual FDI recipient in 2025, per the World Investment Report 2026?

What is the world’s largest coral-reef ecosystem, located off Queensland’s north-eastern coast in Australia?

On which date were the QS World University Rankings 2027 released?

Under which UN framework does the Intergovernmental Group of Experts (IGE) on consumer protection function?

New Zealand reiterated support for India’s candidature for which international body’s permanent membership?

Which clean energy project in Odisha did the leaders specifically support under the clean energy and battery partnership?

How much additional investment did Australian Super announce in India’s National Investment and Infrastructure Fund during the visit?

Out of 194 destinations analysed for Indian passport holders, how many offer free access?

Which country retained the top spot in the Global Passport Index 2026 with a score of 96.05?

How many Indian institutions were ranked within the global top 200 in the QS World University Rankings 2027?

What was the core outcome unanimously adopted at the BRICS Agriculture Conference in Indore?

What type of infrastructure projects does the NDB particularly aim to support, per its objectives?

Which organisation publishes the QS World University Rankings?

Which pillar has the greatest effect on India’s low overall rank in the Global Passport Index, given its 50% weight?

What is the target number of highly skilled Indian AI professionals to be invited to Japan by 2030, reaffirmed at the summit?

How many Seychellois civil servants will India’s National Centre for Good Governance train under a three-year agreement?

How much rice and cement did India provide to Seychelles as part of its development-assistance package?

What is the capital of Seychelles, located on Mahé Island?

The United Nations Principles for Consumer Product Safety were adopted by the UN General Assembly through which resolution?

How many destinations require a conventional visa for Indian passport holders, per the GCS country profile?

How many major pillars does the India-New Zealand Roadmap to 2030 rest on?

What did the summit announce regarding civil nuclear cooperation between Australia and India?

What was the rank of India’s institution ‘Shoolini University’ in the QS World University Rankings 2027 India list?

The World Investment Report 2026, titled ‘International Investment in a Turbulent Era’, was released on which date?

What was India’s rank specifically in the Investment Index component of the Global Passport Index 2026?

India’s updated approach and Japan’s Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP) approach were noted to broadly align with which two Indian initiatives?

What is the overarching theme of India’s BRICS Chairship 2026?

How many weighted pillars make up the final score in the Global Passport Index methodology?

What was India’s score in the Quality of Living Index component of the Global Passport Index 2026?

Which weighted lens covers the ‘Faculty-Student Ratio’ indicator in the QS methodology?

How many countries participated in the BRICS Agriculture Conference at Indore, representing nearly half the global population?

The Global Passport Index 2026 is published by which organisation?

Who chaired the 16th BRICS National Security Advisers’ Meeting hosted by India in New Delhi on June 22-23, 2026?

How many officially listed outcomes did the 16th India-Japan Annual Summit produce?

Is the India-New Zealand Roadmap to 2030 a legally binding treaty?

How many total weighted indicators are used in the QS World University Rankings methodology, grouped under five performance lenses?

Which was India’s highest-ranked institution in the QS World University Rankings 2027, and its global rank?

What indigenously built vessel did India gift to the Seychelles Coast Guard during the visit?

Which strait separates New Zealand’s North and South Islands?

What share of the global value of announced greenfield projects did strategic sectors account for in 2025, compared to 2020?

What broad cooperation approach does the NDB aim to strengthen among developing nations?

During which BRICS Summit was the idea of establishing the NDB first conceived?

What was India’s inward FDI stock at the end of 2025, per the World Investment Report 2026?

What is the name of the new institutional outcome establishing regular high-level defence dialogue between India and Australia?

What is India’s overall rank in the Global Passport Index 2026, among 197 countries and territories?

PM Modi’s State Visit to Seychelles took place from which dates in 2026?

Where is the headquarters of UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) located?

India hosted the 11th BRICS Energy Ministers’ Meeting in which city, on what dates?

Which agreement covers cooperation between India’s National Investigation Agency and the New Zealand Police, as proposed under the Strategic Partnership?

Which university retained the first position globally in the QS World University Rankings 2027?

Under international statistical standards, what percentage of voting power ownership generally indicates a direct-investment (FDI) relationship?

What defence co-development project involving a naval antenna system was announced separately at the summit?

How much investment has New Zealand committed to facilitate into India, per the Strategic Partnership outcomes?

The Third Australia-India Annual Summit was held in which city, during PM Modi’s July 2026 visit?

What roadmap did India and Australia adopt regarding maritime cooperation in the Indian Ocean and Indo-Pacific?

What was the value of the Special Economic Package announced during President Herminie’s February 2026 visit to India?

India chaired the Ninth Session of the Intergovernmental Group of Experts on Consumer Protection Law and Policy from which dates?

What is the highest peak of Japan, mentioned in the Key Facts about Japan’s geography?

What foundational agreement was signed in 1840 between the British Crown and Māori chiefs in New Zealand?

When is World Consumer Rights Day observed annually?

How many total outcomes did PM Modi’s June 2026 visit to Seychelles produce?

What was India’s inward FDI in 2025, and how did it compare to 2024?

India’s global rank as an FDI recipient improved from which position to which position in 2025?

What is described as evolving from ‘SAGAR’ to ‘MAHASAGAR’ in India’s maritime policy, as demonstrated by the Seychelles partnership?

The BRICS nations adopted the Guwahati Declaration on which date, and on what subject?

Which organisation publishes the World Investment Report annually?

Which Indian guidelines, introduced in 2024, seek to prevent vague or unsupported environmental claims by businesses?

Which index is published by Henley & Partners, distinct from the Global Passport Index by Global Citizen Solutions?

Which year will India and Japan celebrate as the ‘India-Japan Year of Shared Horizons’, marking 75 years of diplomatic relations?

When was the Agreement on the NDB signed, and where?

Which grants were announced at the summit covering cultural, research and economic cooperation between India and Australia?

In what year did India and Australia establish a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, which the Third Summit built upon six years later?

Which international bodies participated as delegates in the BRICS Energy Ministers’ Meeting?

Which of the following countries is NOT a member of the NDB as of 2026?

What target for Japanese private investment in India did PM Modi reiterate at the summit?

Which initiative supports India’s objective of establishing approximately 1,000 biogas and organic-fertiliser plants using dairy cooperatives?

Which agreement establishing legal cooperation for extraditing accused or convicted individuals was concluded during the visit?

Which guidelines target deceptive online-interface practices that manipulate consumers, introduced by India in 2023?

What Digital Centre was launched at the 11th BRICS Energy Ministers’ Meeting?

What was India’s rank in the Global Passport Index during the 2021-2023 period, compared to 2026?

In which year was the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development rebranded as ‘UN Trade and Development’?

Uzbekistan’s accession to the NDB reflects the bank’s expansion in which broader geographic direction?

Which section of India’s Consumer Protection Act, 2019 empowers the government to act against unfair e-commerce and direct-selling practices?

Which security cooperation platform, of which Seychelles became a full member, focuses on maritime security and counter-terrorism in the region?

Which strait separates mainland Australia from Tasmania, mentioned in the Key Facts on Australia’s geography?

Approximately how many Indian students studied in Australian institutions in the year preceding the July 2026 visit?

Which initial maritime cooperation focus was agreed upon between India and New Zealand under the Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative?

On which date did Uzbekistan officially become the 10th member of the New Development Bank (NDB)?

How many founding member countries established the NDB?

How many Indian institutions were included in the QS World University Rankings 2027, compared to 2015?

What major outcome was formally launched at the Ninth Session of the IGE in Geneva?

By how much did India’s outward FDI increase in 2025, and what was India’s new global rank in outward FDI?

What does the Guwahati Declaration emphasize as key tools for combating drug trafficking?

What percentage of global FDI inflows was attracted by the world’s top 20 host economies in 2025?

How many total member countries does the NDB have as of 2026, after Uzbekistan’s accession?

What was the name of the Joint Vision framework adopted during President Herminie’s State Visit to India in February 2026?

Which high-speed rail project was reaffirmed at the summit, along with cooperation on Japan’s E10-series Shinkansen technology?

Where will two Centres of Excellence for kiwifruit be established under the India-New Zealand agricultural cooperation?

On which date did the NDB commence operations after the Agreement was signed?

The New Development Bank (NDB) is popularly known by which alternative name?

Which distinction did Uzbekistan achieve upon joining the NDB?

During which visit did India and New Zealand elevate their bilateral relations to a Strategic Partnership?

The Guwahati Declaration was concluded at which meeting?

Which component of the Global Passport Index focuses on development, freedom, environment, well-being and migrant acceptance?

Which university was ranked 10th globally in the QS World University Rankings 2027?

What was the value of announced greenfield projects received by India in 2025?

What was commissioned on the Cocos Islands to support tracking of missions connected with India’s Gaganyaan programme?

How much FDI did least-developed countries receive in 2025, and what percentage increase did this represent?

What is the value of the umbrella Line of Credit agreement exchanged between Seychelles and the Export-Import Bank of India during the June 2026 visit?

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi paid an official visit to New Delhi for the 16th India-Japan Annual Summit on which dates?

Whose voluntary peer review of its consumer-protection system was conducted during the Ninth Session of the IGE?

Who announced Uzbekistan’s accession to the NDB?

How many private Indian universities were represented in the QS World University Rankings 2027?

How many pillars does the PACTS framework have?

Which Japanese organisation will cooperate with India’s Geological Survey of India on mineral exploration, per the Memorandum of Cooperation on geology?

By what percentage did Africa’s FDI inflows decline in 2025, per the World Investment Report 2026?

How many electronic visas requiring prior approval are available to Indian passport holders, per the GCS entry-category breakdown?

When was the first session of the Intergovernmental Group of Experts on Consumer Protection Law and Policy held?

How many total institutions were included in the QS World University Rankings 2027?

What was the Energy Track theme of the 11th BRICS Energy Ministers’ Meeting?

When was the United Nations Guidelines for Consumer Protection (UNGCP) first adopted?

What is the target for two-way trade between India and New Zealand by 2030, per the Strategic Partnership?

Which working groups’ reports were reviewed at the 16th BRICS National Security Advisers’ Meeting?

Which measure is recommended to strengthen India’s passport and identity security, per the report’s suggestions?

What does PACTS stand for, the framework replacing the 2020 cyber cooperation agreement between Australia and India?

Which UAE-related development preceded Uzbekistan’s accession, expanding NDB membership beyond founding members?

What is the name of the shared framework guiding India-New Zealand bilateral relations between 2026 and 2030?

When was India’s Consumer Protection Act, 2019 enacted, and when did its major provisions come into force?

A Centre of Excellence in Mining and Mining Equipment, Technology and Services is to be established at which institute?

Who led the Indian delegation and presided over the deliberations at the Ninth Session of the IGE?

In which year was the India-Australia Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (ECTA) signed?

Which two universities were jointly ranked second globally in the QS World University Rankings 2027?

In what year was the India-Japan relationship elevated to a ‘Special Strategic and Global Partnership’?

What is the name of India’s maritime-information centre at Gurugram that signed an agreement with Seychelles’ Regional Coordination Operations Centre?

When were diplomatic relations between India and Japan established?

Which geopolitical development did the BRICS National Security Advisers’ Meeting welcome as a supply chain relief step?

When was the India-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (FTA) signed?

Which of the following is NOT listed as a major report published by UNCTAD?

QS describes India as the fastest-growing higher education system among which group of countries, in terms of proportional growth in ranked institutions?

What weight does the Enhanced Mobility Index carry in the Global Passport Index’s final score?

Which New Zealand institution will collaborate with India’s National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research on Antarctic research?