UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — How does Canada’s uranium deal help India?
Q1. Under the 2026 agreement signed with Cameco Corporation, approximately how much uranium ore concentrate is Canada to supply to India between 2027 and 2035?
- A. 7 million pounds
- B. 15 million pounds
- C. 22 million pounds
- D. 40 million pounds
Q2. The 2026 long-term uranium supply agreement with Cameco Corporation was concluded with which Indian entity as the counterparty for the supply of uranium ore concentrate?
- A. Department of Atomic Energy
- B. Uranium Corporation of India Limited
- C. Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited
- D. Atomic Energy Regulatory Board
Q3. Consider the following outcomes attributed to the March 2026 India–Canada summit between PM Modi and PM Carney:
1. A long-term uranium supply agreement with Cameco Corporation
2. A critical minerals partnership covering supply chains for clean energy and EVs
3. The launch of negotiations towards a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA)
4. A uranium supply agreement with Kazatomprom
Which of the above is/are correctly identified as outcomes of the March 2026 India–Canada summit?
- A long-term uranium supply agreement with Cameco Corporation
- A critical minerals partnership covering supply chains for clean energy and EVs
- The launch of negotiations towards a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA)
- A uranium supply agreement with Kazatomprom
- A. 1 and 2 only
- B. 1, 2 and 3 only
- C. 2, 3 and 4 only
- D. 1, 2, 3 and 4
Q4. The uranium supply tied to India's nuclear expansion targets a rise in installed nuclear power capacity to 100 GW by which year?
- A. 2030
- B. 2040
- C. 2047
- D. 2070