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Intergovernmental Org Missile Technology Control Regime
Asked 4 times across 2 UPSC exams over 6 years (2016–2022), peaking in 2022.
Key insights
- Most tested in CDS — 3 of 4 PYQs
- First appeared in CDS 2016 — 6 years before CSE 2022 (allied exams preview CSE)
- Most asked in 2022
- Recurs across 4 years (2016–2022)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CDS 2016 → CSE 2022
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (4 of 4) are since 2016.
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CSE2022
Consider the following
- Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
- Missile Technology Control Regime
- Shanghai Cooperation Organisation India is a member of
which of the above?
- A 1 and 2 only
- B 3 only
- C 2 and 3 only
- D 1, 2 and 3 ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
International Relations › International Organizations & Groupings
CDS2018
Which one of the following statements is not correct?
- A India joined MTCR in 2016.
- B India submitted a formal application for membership of the NSG in 2016.
- C India proposed the Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism in 1996.
- D The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) was held in 2016 at Malta. ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
International Relations › International Organizations & Groupings
CDS2017
India became a member of which one of the following in 2016?
- A Non-Proliferation Treaty
- B Missile Technology Control Regime ✓
- C Nuclear Suppliers Group
- D Wassenaar Arrangement
✓ Correct answer: (B)
International Relations › Treaties/Conventions/Agreements
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