UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — India’s Presidency delivers ‘BRICS Indore Declaration’, a new charter for global agricultural cooperation; Union Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan addresses press conference

Question 1

Under the Indore Declaration adopted at the 16th BRICS Agriculture Ministers' Meeting, 2026, how many new BRICS institutional networks/initiatives on agricultural cooperation were announced?

Accepted Answer

Four

Answer

Two

Answer

Three

Answer

Five

Question 2

With reference to the Indore Declaration adopted at the 16th BRICS Agriculture Ministers' Meeting (2026), consider the following:
1. BRICS Network of Centres of Excellence on Agro-Ecology and Regenerative Agriculture
2. BRICS Network on Digital Agriculture
3. Global Forum on Farmers' Rights in Seed Systems
4. BRICS Agricultural Research Platform (BRICS-ARP)
Which of the above are correctly identified as new institutional networks/initiatives announced under the Indore Declaration, 2026?

Accepted Answer

1, 2 and 3 only

Answer

1, 3 and 4 only

Answer

2 and 4 only

Answer

1, 2, 3 and 4

Question 3

Under the BRICS Indore Declaration (2026), which one of the following Indian institutions has been designated as the national coordinator/nodal centre for the BRICS Network on Digital Agriculture?

Accepted Answer

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi

Answer

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur

Answer

ICAR–Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), Pusa

Answer

National Informatics Centre (NIC), New Delhi

Question 4

Which country holds the rotating Chairship of BRICS for the year 2026, during which the grouping's first ministerial outcome — the Indore Declaration on Agricultural Cooperation — was adopted?

Accepted Answer

India

Answer

Brazil

Answer

Russia

Answer

South Africa

Question 5

Which Union Ministry serves as the nodal ministry of the Government of India for overall coordination of BRICS engagement, including the rotating chairship arrangements assumed by India in 2026?

Accepted Answer

Ministry of External Affairs

Answer

Ministry of Commerce and Industry

Answer

Ministry of Finance

Answer

NITI Aayog

Question 6

How many editions of the BRICS Agriculture Ministers' Meeting (AMM) had been convened up to and including the Brasilia edition hosted under Brazil's BRICS Presidency in April 2025?

Accepted Answer

15

Answer

13

Answer

14

Answer

16

Question 7

In the institutional architecture of BRICS agricultural cooperation, the 'BRICS Agriculture Working Group (AWG)' is best described as:

Accepted Answer

A senior-officials' preparatory body that develops technical recommendations and draft outcomes for the BRICS Agriculture Ministers' Meeting

Answer

A permanent secretariat headquartered in Beijing that coordinates intra-BRICS agri-commodity trade quotas

Answer

A consortium of national agricultural research universities of BRICS members that jointly funds crop science projects

Answer

A dispute-settlement panel that adjudicates agri-trade complaints among BRICS member states

Question 8

With reference to the 'Indore Declaration' adopted at the 16th BRICS Agriculture Ministers' Meeting in 2026, consider the following initiatives announced as new BRICS institutional networks under the Declaration:
1. BRICS Network of Centres of Excellence on Agro-Ecology and Regenerative Agriculture
2. BRICS Network on Digital Agriculture
3. BRICS Network of Universities on Food Processing
4. BRICS AgriN — Agro Inputs, Genetic Resources and Information Network
Which of the above is/are NOT correctly identified as a network announced under the Declaration?

Accepted Answer

3 only

Answer

1 and 3

Answer

2 and 4

Answer

1, 2 and 4

Question 9

Which country held the BRICS Chairship immediately preceding India's BRICS Presidency that took office on 1 January 2026?

Accepted Answer

Brazil

Answer

China

Answer

Russia

Answer

South Africa

Question 10

With reference to the Digital Agriculture Mission of the Government of India, consider the following as the foundational registries that exclusively constitute the AgriStack Digital Public Infrastructure:
1. Farmers Registry
2. Geo-referenced Village Maps
3. Crop Sown Registry
4. Soil Fertility and Profile Map
Which of the above is/are correctly identified?

Accepted Answer

1, 2 and 3 only

Answer

1 and 2 only

Answer

2, 3 and 4 only

Answer

1, 2, 3 and 4

Question 11

In which one of the following years did the Union Cabinet approve India's first standalone Centrally Sponsored Scheme dedicated exclusively to the promotion of natural farming — the National Mission on Natural Farming (NMNF)?

Accepted Answer

2024

Answer

2020

Answer

2022

Answer

2025

Question 12

Which one of the following states is the largest producer of soybean in India?

Accepted Answer

Madhya Pradesh

Answer

Maharashtra

Answer

Rajasthan

Answer

Gujarat

Question 13

The Indian Institute of Soybean Research (IISR), headquartered at Indore, functions as the nodal national institute for soybean research under which one of the following?

Accepted Answer

Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)

Answer

Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)

Answer

Department of Biotechnology

Answer

National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)

Question 14

The Committee on World Food Security (CFS), described as the foremost inclusive international and intergovernmental platform on food security and nutrition, functions as a committee hosted within which one of the following United Nations bodies?

Accepted Answer

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

Answer

World Food Programme (WFP)

Answer

International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)

Answer

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)

Question 15

Apart from the Chairperson, how many member countries sit on the Bureau of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS), allocated on a regional basis?

Accepted Answer

12

Answer

10

Answer

14

Answer

15

UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — India’s Presidency delivers ‘BRICS Indore Declaration’, a new charter for global agricultural cooperation; Union Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan addresses press conference

Q1. Under the Indore Declaration adopted at the 16th BRICS Agriculture Ministers' Meeting, 2026, how many new BRICS institutional networks/initiatives on agricultural cooperation were announced?

Q3. Under the BRICS Indore Declaration (2026), which one of the following Indian institutions has been designated as the national coordinator/nodal centre for the BRICS Network on Digital Agriculture?

Q4. Which country holds the rotating Chairship of BRICS for the year 2026, during which the grouping's first ministerial outcome — the Indore Declaration on Agricultural Cooperation — was adopted?

Q5. Which Union Ministry serves as the nodal ministry of the Government of India for overall coordination of BRICS engagement, including the rotating chairship arrangements assumed by India in 2026?

Q6. How many editions of the BRICS Agriculture Ministers' Meeting (AMM) had been convened up to and including the Brasilia edition hosted under Brazil's BRICS Presidency in April 2025?

Q7. In the institutional architecture of BRICS agricultural cooperation, the 'BRICS Agriculture Working Group (AWG)' is best described as:

Q9. Which country held the BRICS Chairship immediately preceding India's BRICS Presidency that took office on 1 January 2026?

Q11. In which one of the following years did the Union Cabinet approve India's first standalone Centrally Sponsored Scheme dedicated exclusively to the promotion of natural farming — the National Mission on Natural Farming (NMNF)?

Q12. Which one of the following states is the largest producer of soybean in India?

Q13. The Indian Institute of Soybean Research (IISR), headquartered at Indore, functions as the nodal national institute for soybean research under which one of the following?

Q14. The Committee on World Food Security (CFS), described as the foremost inclusive international and intergovernmental platform on food security and nutrition, functions as a committee hosted within which one of the following United Nations bodies?

Q15. Apart from the Chairperson, how many member countries sit on the Bureau of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS), allocated on a regional basis?