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Topic 091 · International Relations & Organisations

India-Nepal Mutual Legal Assistance Agreement

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Revise the 12 points first Book 1 RATNA

Core Trigger: On 6 June 2026 India and Nepal welcomed completed internal processes for their Mutual Legal Assistance Agreement.
Visit: Nepal's Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal visited New Delhi, 5-7 June 2026, the first such visit under the new government.
Current Head: Balendra Shah of the Rastriya Swatantra Party became Nepal's Prime Minister on 27 March 2026.
Signing: India's Ambassador Naveen Srivastava signed the MLAA in Kathmandu on 17 February 2026.
Data Point: The UPI-NPI link caps Nepal-to-India transfers at INR 15,000 each; India-to-Nepal allows INR 2 lakh.
Stakeholders: NIPL and Nepal Clearing House built the link; India handed over 72 health facilities.
India Link: The MLAA frames evidence-gathering and prosecutions in cross-border crimes across the open border.
Venue: Entry into force needs both sides to notify each other diplomatically; no date was found.
Genesis: Nepal's Cabinet authorised signing on 16 October 2025; Parliament received it on 12 May 2026.
Related Treaties: The 1,751 km open border rests on the 1950 Treaty of Peace and Friendship; extradition on a 1953 treaty.
Statute: BNSS 2023 Chapter VIII, from section 111, governs reciprocal assistance; section 112 allows letters of request abroad.
Definition: A BNSS 'contracting State' is a country with which the Centre has a treaty or arrangement.

Question 1 of 10

India and Nepal welcomed completed internal processes for which agreement on 6 June 2026?

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Answer: (D) Mutual Legal Assistance Agreement

Core Trigger: On 6 June 2026 India and Nepal welcomed completed internal processes for their Mutual Legal Assistance Agreement.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 091, point 1

Question 2 of 10

Which Nepali Foreign Minister visited New Delhi on 5-7 June 2026?

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Answer: (B) Shisir Khanal

Visit: Nepal's Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal visited New Delhi, 5-7 June 2026, the first such visit under the new government.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 091, point 2

Question 3 of 10

Balendra Shah became Nepal's Prime Minister representing which party?

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Answer: (D) Rastriya Swatantra Party

Current Head: Balendra Shah of the Rastriya Swatantra Party became Nepal's Prime Minister on 27 March 2026.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 091, point 3

Question 4 of 10

Who signed the MLAA for India in Kathmandu on 17 February 2026?

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Answer: (C) Ambassador Naveen Srivastava

Signing: India's Ambassador Naveen Srivastava signed the MLAA in Kathmandu on 17 February 2026.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 091, point 4

Question 5 of 10

Which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. The UPI-NPI link caps Nepal-to-India transfers at INR 15,000 each. 2. India-to-Nepal transfers under the link are allowed up to INR 2 lakh.

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Answer: (C) Both 1 and 2

Data Point: The UPI-NPI link caps Nepal-to-India transfers at INR 15,000 each; India-to-Nepal allows INR 2 lakh.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 091, point 5

Question 6 of 10

How many health facilities did India hand over to Nepal?

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Answer: (A) 72

Stakeholders: NIPL and Nepal Clearing House built the link; India handed over 72 health facilities.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 091, point 6

Question 7 of 10

How does the MLAA enter into force?

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Answer: (C) Both sides notify each other diplomatically

Venue: Entry into force needs both sides to notify each other diplomatically; no date was found.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 091, point 8

Question 8 of 10

When did Nepal's Cabinet authorise signing of the MLAA?

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Answer: (A) 16 October 2025

Genesis: Nepal's Cabinet authorised signing on 16 October 2025; Parliament received it on 12 May 2026.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 091, point 9

Question 9 of 10

Which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. The open India-Nepal border rests on the 1950 Treaty of Peace and Friendship. 2. Extradition between the two rests on a 1960 treaty.

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Answer: (A) Only 1

Related Treaties: The 1,751 km open border rests on the 1950 Treaty of Peace and Friendship; extradition on a 1953 treaty.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 091, point 10

Question 10 of 10

Which BNSS 2023 section allows letters of request to be sent abroad?

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Answer: (C) Section 112

Statute: BNSS 2023 Chapter VIII, from section 111, governs reciprocal assistance; section 112 allows letters of request abroad.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 091, point 11

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