Prelims › Past Papers
Q89·GS Paper 1 · Prelims 2019

India's Nuclear Cooperation Agreements

IRBilateral nuclear partnershipsFactual singleMediumCurrent-affairs-linked

Question

Recently, India signed a deal known as 'Action Plan for Prioritization and Implementation of Cooperation Areas in the Nuclear Field' with which of the following countries?

Options

a

Japan

b

Russia

Answer
c

The United Kingdom

d

The United States of America

Explanation

India signed the 'Action Plan for Prioritization and Implementation of Cooperation Areas in the Nuclear Field' with Russia. This agreement was formalized in the context of India-Russia strategic partnership and cooperation in the nuclear energy sector. Russia has been a long-standing nuclear technology partner of India, including supply of nuclear fuel and technology. The agreement represents continued commitment to bilateral nuclear cooperation. While India has nuclear cooperation with other countries (USA, France, Japan), this specific titled agreement was with Russia.

India and Russia have a comprehensive nuclear partnership covering reactor construction, fuel supply, and technological cooperation in the nuclear sector.

Answer: (b).

Question details

Year

2019

Paper

GS Paper 1

Question

Q89

Subject

International Relations

Sub-topic

Bilateral nuclear partnerships

Type

Factual single

Difficulty

Medium

Nature

Current-affairs-linked

Source hint

Current Affairs 2018-2019, bilateral agreements

See all questions on Bilateral nuclear partnerships

Browse every tagged question across all years

Explore →