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Q21·GS Paper 1 · Prelims 2025

NATO Membership (Eastern Europe)

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Question

Consider the following countries: I. Austria II. Bulgaria III. Croatia IV. Serbia V. Sweden VI. North Macedonia How many of the above are members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization?

Options

a

Only three

b

Only four

Answer
c

Only five

d

All the six

Explanation

Bulgaria, Croatia, Sweden (joined recently in 2024), and North Macedonia are NATO members. Austria and Serbia are not NATO members.

Austria maintains a policy of military neutrality enshrined in its constitution. Serbia retains military neutrality due to historical conflicts (1999 NATO bombing).

Neutral European states like Austria and Switzerland remain outside NATO despite EU integration.

Answer: (b).

Question details

Year

2025

Paper

GS Paper 1

Question

Q21

Subject

International Relations

Sub-topic

International Days & Institutions

Type

How-many counting

Difficulty

Medium

Nature

Current-affairs-linked

Source hint

NATO Expansion & Sweden Accession 2024

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