UPSC Prelims PYQs – European Union

1. Consider the following statements:

Statement-I: The European Parliament approved The Net-Zero Industry Act recently.

Statement-II: The European Union intends to achieve carbon neutrality by 2040 and therefore aims to develop all of its own clean technology by that time.

Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements? [UPSC Civil Services Exam – 2024 Prelims]

2. Consider the following statements:

Statements-I: Recently, the United States of America (USA) and the European Union (EU) have launched the ‘Trade and Technology Council’.

Statement-II: The USA and the EU claim that through this they are trying to bring technological progress and physical productivity under their control.

Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements? [UPSC Civil Services Exam – 2023 Prelims]

3. Broad-based Trade and Investment Agreement (BTIA)’ is sometimes seen in the news in the context of negotiations held between India and [UPSC CSE – 2017 Prelims]

4. The term ‘Digital Single Market Strategy’ seen in the news refers to [UPSC CSE – 2017 Prelims]

5. ‘European Stability Mechanism’, sometimes seen in the’ news, is an [UPSC CSE – 2016 Prelims]

6. With reference to ‘Organiation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)’, consider the following statements:

1. It is an organization of European Union in working relation with NATO and WHO.
2. It monitors chemical industry to prevent new weapons from emerging.
3. It provides assistance and protection to States (Parties) against chemical weapons threats.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct? [UPSC CSE – 2016 Prelims]

7. ‘Doctors Without Borders (Medecins Sans Frontieres)’, often in the news, is [UPSC CSE – 2016 Prelims]