India-New Zealand Strategic Partnership MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers

Statement 1 is incorrect. The Prime Ministers of India and New Zealand met in Auckland, New Zealand, on 11 July 2026, and it was there that they announced the creation of the India-New Zealand Strategic Partnership and endorsed the Roadmap to 2030. Wellington is New Zealand's capital, but the meeting was not held there. Statement 2 is correct. Under the Defence and Security Cooperation pillar of the Roadmap, the two sides agreed to establish an annual Maritime Security Dialogue led by the Ministry of External Affairs of India and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of New Zealand. The same pillar also covers a Maritime Cooperation Arrangement, an Implementing Arrangement on Hydrography and Nautical Cartography, and a Mutual Logistics Support Arrangement. Since only statement 2 holds, option B is correct. Options A, C and D are wrong because they either accept the incorrect venue in statement 1 or reject the correct statement 2.