SamudraManthanWhich country hosted the Third India-Nordic Summit on 19 May 2026?
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Answer: (A) Norway
Core Trigger: The Third India-Nordic Summit was held in Oslo on 19 May 2026, hosted by Norway.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 087, point 1
Topic 087 · International Relations & Organisations
Third India-Nordic Summit, Oslo
Revise the 12 points first Book 1 RATNA
- Core Trigger: The Third India-Nordic Summit was held in Oslo on 19 May 2026, hosted by Norway.
- Theme: Leaders elevated ties to a Green Technology and Innovation Strategic Partnership; Finland will host the fourth summit.
- Attendees: Modi met leaders of Denmark (Acting PM Mette Frederiksen), Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden.
- Current Head: Jonas Gahr Store is Norway's PM; Ulf Kristersson leads Sweden, Petteri Orpo Finland, Kristrun Frostadottir Iceland.
- Data: Over 700 Nordic companies operate in India; India-Nordic trade was about US$19 billion in 2024.
- Agreements: The summit welcomed an ISRO-Norwegian Space Agency framework agreement on peaceful uses of outer space.
- India Link: Nordic leaders backed India's permanent UN Security Council seat and welcomed its Nuclear Suppliers Group application.
- Visit: Modi's visit to Norway, 18-19 May 2026, was the first by an Indian PM since Indira Gandhi in 1983.
- Founded: The first India-Nordic Summit was in Stockholm on 17 April 2018; the second in Copenhagen on 4 May 2022.
- Landmark: The India-EFTA Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement was signed on 10 March 2024 and took effect 1 October 2025.
- Arctic: The Arctic Council was created in 1996 by the Ottawa Declaration; India became an observer in 2013.
- Key Term: The Svalbard Treaty, signed in Paris in February 1920, underlies India's Arctic engagement; its research station Himadri dates from 2008.
Leaders at Oslo elevated ties to which partnership?
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Answer: (B) Green Technology and Innovation Strategic Partnership
Theme: Leaders elevated ties to a Green Technology and Innovation Strategic Partnership; Finland will host the fourth summit.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 087, point 2
Who represented Denmark as Acting Prime Minister at the Oslo summit?
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Answer: (C) Mette Frederiksen
Attendees: Modi met leaders of Denmark (Acting PM Mette Frederiksen), Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 087, point 3
Petteri Orpo is the Prime Minister of which Nordic country?
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Answer: (B) Finland
Current Head: Jonas Gahr Store is Norway's PM; Ulf Kristersson leads Sweden, Petteri Orpo Finland, Kristrun Frostadottir Iceland.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 087, point 4
What was India-Nordic trade in 2024?
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Answer: (A) About US$19 billion
Data: Over 700 Nordic companies operate in India; India-Nordic trade was about US$19 billion in 2024.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 087, point 5
Which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. The summit welcomed an ISRO-Norwegian Space Agency framework on peaceful uses of outer space. 2. Nordic leaders backed India's permanent UN Security Council seat.
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Answer: (C) Both 1 and 2
Agreements: The summit welcomed an ISRO-Norwegian Space Agency framework agreement on peaceful uses of outer space. India Link: Nordic leaders backed India's permanent UN Security Council seat and welcomed its Nuclear Suppliers Group application.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 087, point 6, point 7
Modi's May 2026 Norway visit was the first by an Indian PM since which leader?
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Answer: (A) Indira Gandhi in 1983
Visit: Modi's visit to Norway, 18-19 May 2026, was the first by an Indian PM since Indira Gandhi in 1983.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 087, point 8
Where was the first India-Nordic Summit held on 17 April 2018?
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Answer: (C) Stockholm
Founded: The first India-Nordic Summit was in Stockholm on 17 April 2018; the second in Copenhagen on 4 May 2022.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 087, point 9
On which date did the India-EFTA TEPA take effect?
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Answer: (A) 1 October 2025
Landmark: The India-EFTA Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement was signed on 10 March 2024 and took effect 1 October 2025.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 087, point 10
Which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. The Arctic Council was created in 1996 by the Ottawa Declaration. 2. India became an Arctic Council observer in 2008.
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Answer: (A) Only 1
Arctic: The Arctic Council was created in 1996 by the Ottawa Declaration; India became an observer in 2013.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 087, point 11
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