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Topic Panchsheel
Asked 4 times across 2 UPSC exams over 5 years (2020–2025), peaking in 2025.
Key insights
- Most tested in NDA — 3 of 4 PYQs
- Most asked in 2025
- Recurs across 3 years (2020–2025)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
NDA 2020 → ESE 2025
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.
NDA2025
Which one among the following does NOT figure among the Five Principles of Panchsheel?
- A Mutual respect for each other's territorial integrity and sovereignty
- B Equality and mutual benefit
- C Peaceful coexistence
- D Nuclear non-proliferation ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
International Relations › Treaties/Conventions/Agreements
ESE2025
Which one of the following is not the principle of India's Foreign Policy for Panchsheel?
- A Mutual non-interference in each other's affairs
- B Mutual contentions
- C Equality and mutual benefit
- D Peaceful co-existence
Answer key not yet available (pending official release)
International Relations › Global Issues & Diplomacy
NDA2024
Which of the following is NOT a part of the five principles enshrined in the 'Panchsheel' agreement signed by India and China in 1954 ?
- A Mutual non-aggression
- B Mutual non-interference
- C Peaceful coexistence
- D Cultural cooperation ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
International Relations › Treaties/Conventions/Agreements
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