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The defence partnership between India and Ethiopia began in which year?

  1. A.1947
  2. B.1958
  3. C.1971
  4. D.1991

Correct answer

B. 1958

Explanation

The correct answer is 1958. Ethiopia is counted among India's important defence partners and the association between the two militaries dates from that year, which makes it one of India's older defence links on the African continent. Option A is wrong because that is the year of India's independence and no defence partnership with Ethiopia is traced to it. Option C is wrong because nothing in this account places the beginning of the relationship in that year, although it is a familiar date in Indian military history for other reasons. Option D is wrong for the same reason; by then the partnership was already several decades old. The relationship has been formalised in recent years through a Defence Cooperation Memorandum of Understanding and raised to a Strategic Partnership in December 2025.

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Practice Questions

Q3.InternationalEasy

Which office does Volodymyr Zelenskyy hold?

  1. A.Prime Minister of Ukraine
  2. B.President of Ukraine
  3. C.Foreign Minister of Ukraine
  4. D.Speaker of the Ukrainian Parliament
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Correct answer: B. President of Ukraine

It was in that capacity that he held the telephone conversation with India's Prime Minister on 9 November 2026 and shared his perspective on the recent developments in the ongoing conflict.

Q4.InternationalMedium

Which position did the Prime Minister of India reiterate during his call with the President of Ukraine?

  1. A.That the conflict must be resolved through dialogue and diplomacy
  2. B.That India would send troops as peacekeepers
  3. C.That India would impose trade sanctions
  4. D.That the dispute should be referred to arbitration by a third country
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Correct answer: A. That the conflict must be resolved through dialogue and diplomacy

That has been India's consistent stand, and the Prime Minister restated it during the telephone conversation along with India's human-centric approach, which puts the suffering of ordinary people before the competing claims of the warring sides.