UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Keeping humanity at the centre of the AI revolution

Q1. In PM Modi's M.A.N.A.V. vision for AI unveiled in 2026, the principle of 'National Sovereignty' (the letter 'N') specifically emphasises that:

  • A. data ownership must remain with its rightful owners
  • B. each nation must enact a standalone umbrella AI law
  • C. AI compute infrastructure must be wholly state-owned
  • D. frontier AI models must be banned from cross-border transfer

Q2. PM Narendra Modi articulated the M.A.N.A.V. vision for human-centric AI at which one of the following events held in 2026?

  • A. India AI Impact Summit 2026, New Delhi
  • B. 4th UNESCO Global Forum on the Ethics of AI, Riyadh
  • C. UN Global Dialogue on AI Governance, Geneva
  • D. AI Safety Summit (Bletchley follow-up), United Kingdom

Q3. The India AI Governance Guidelines (2025) are anchored in how many Guiding 'Sutras' for safe, trusted and inclusive AI?

  • A. Five
  • B. Six
  • C. Seven
  • D. Nine

Q4. The India AI Governance Guidelines (2025) and the IndiaAI Mission are operationalised by which one of the following Union ministries?

  • A. Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
  • B. Ministry of Science and Technology
  • C. Ministry of Communications
  • D. Ministry of Information and Broadcasting