UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Prime Minister holds official talks with President of France

Q1. The 'Special Global Strategic Partnership' between India and France was formally established in February 2026 during the official visit to India of which one of the following?

  • A. President Emmanuel Macron
  • B. Prime Minister Gabriel Attal
  • C. Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Stéphane Séjourné
  • D. President of the French Senate Gérard Larcher

Q2. With reference to the India-France 'Special Global Strategic Partnership' (SGSP) and its predecessor framework, consider the following statements: 1. The SGSP was launched in Mumbai in February 2026, upgrading the India-France Strategic Partnership originally established in 1998. 2. Unlike the earlier Horizon 2047 Roadmap, the SGSP framework was adopted on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in New Delhi. 3. The SGSP institutes an Annual Foreign Ministers' Dialogue to review its implementation along with the Horizon 2047 Roadmap. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. The SGSP was launched in Mumbai in February 2026, upgrading the India-France Strategic Partnership originally established in 1998.
  2. Unlike the earlier Horizon 2047 Roadmap, the SGSP framework was adopted on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in New Delhi.
  3. The SGSP institutes an Annual Foreign Ministers' Dialogue to review its implementation along with the Horizon 2047 Roadmap.
  • A. 1 and 2 only
  • B. 1 and 3 only
  • C. 2 and 3 only
  • D. 1, 2 and 3

Q3. Which one of the following is the maiden flagship deep-tech showcase jointly inaugurated by the Prime Minister of India and the President of France at Palais des Expositions de Nice on 14 June 2026 under the India–France Year of Innovation 2026?

  • A. Startup Mahakumbh 2026
  • B. Bharat Innovates 2026
  • C. Bharat Tex 2026
  • D. Global Bharat Summit 2026

Q4. Bharat Innovates 2026, the deep-tech showcase inaugurated at Nice in June 2026, is organised solely as an initiative of which one of the following Union Ministries?

  • A. Ministry of Commerce and Industry (DPIIT)
  • B. Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
  • C. Ministry of Education
  • D. Ministry of Science and Technology

Q5. With reference to the evolution of the India-France Strategic Partnership, consider the following statements. Which of the above is/are correctly identified?

  1. The 1998 Strategic Partnership with France was the first such strategic partnership that India signed with any country.
  2. The Horizon 2047 Roadmap, adopted in 2023, is the exclusive framework guiding India-France cooperation in defence and civil nuclear energy.
  3. The 'Special Global Strategic Partnership' between India and France was announced during the French President's visit to India in 2026.
  4. The Horizon 2047 Roadmap targets the year that will mark the centenary of India's independence.
  • A. 1 and 2 only
  • B. 2, 3 and 4
  • C. 1, 3 and 4
  • D. 1, 2, 3 and 4

Q6. With reference to the 1998 India-France Strategic Partnership and the 2026 Special Global Strategic Partnership (SGSP), consider the following statements. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. Both partnerships were announced during the visit of a French President to India, but while the 1998 partnership was launched in New Delhi, the 2026 SGSP was announced in Mumbai.
  2. The 2026 elevation established, for the first time, an annual Foreign Ministers' Comprehensive Dialogue to review implementation — a standing mechanism that did not exist under the 1998 framework.
  3. The 2026 Special Global Strategic Partnership has entirely replaced the Horizon 2047 Roadmap as the sole document guiding India-France bilateral cooperation.
  • A. 1 only
  • B. 1 and 2 only
  • C. 2 and 3 only
  • D. 1, 2 and 3

Q7. In the context of India–France defence cooperation, the term 'Project-75' refers to which one of the following?

  • A. Indian Navy programme for indigenous construction of six Scorpene-design submarines at Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited, Mumbai, in collaboration with Naval Group, France
  • B. Joint programme between Safran and DRDO to co-develop a next-generation combat aircraft engine for India's fifth-generation fighter
  • C. Procurement of 26 Rafale-Marine multi-role fighter aircraft from Dassault Aviation for the Indian Navy
  • D. Airbus Helicopters' H125 final assembly line being set up at Vemagal, Karnataka under the 'Make in India' initiative

Q8. With reference to the 'Bharat Innovates 2026', the flagship event of the India-France Year of Innovation 2026 held in Nice, consider the following technology domains: 1. Semiconductors 2. Blue Economy 3. Tourism and Hospitality 4. Disaster Management Which of the above are correctly identified as critical technology domains officially showcased under Bharat Innovates 2026?

  1. Semiconductors
  2. Blue Economy
  3. Tourism and Hospitality
  4. Disaster Management
  • A. 1 and 2 only
  • B. 3 and 4 only
  • C. 1, 2 and 4 only
  • D. 1, 2, 3 and 4

Q9. In the context of India-France bilateral cooperation in 2026, what is 'Bharat Innovates 2026'?

  • A. The flagship event of the India-France Year of Innovation 2026, organised by the Union Ministry of Education at Nice to showcase Indian deep-tech start-ups and higher education innovators to global investors
  • B. An annual deep-tech start-up exhibition launched under the Startup India initiative by DPIIT, hosted in Bengaluru
  • C. A bilateral defence co-design and co-production summit held under the Special Global Strategic Partnership, anchored by the Ministry of Defence
  • D. A joint ISRO-CNES astronaut training and human spaceflight mission consortium under the Gaganyaan programme

Q10. With reference to India's participation in the G7 Summit 2026 to be hosted by France, which one of the following is the nodal Union ministry coordinating India's engagement, including the Sherpa-track preparations?

  • A. NITI Aayog
  • B. Ministry of External Affairs
  • C. Ministry of Commerce and Industry
  • D. Prime Minister's Office, through the Cabinet Secretariat

Q11. With reference to the G7 Summit 2026 to be held at Évian-les-Bains under the French presidency, consider the following countries reported as outreach invitees: 1. Brazil 2. South Africa 3. Egypt 4. Kenya Which of the above is/are NOT correctly identified as an outreach invitee to the 2026 G7 Summit?

  1. Brazil
  2. South Africa
  3. Egypt
  4. Kenya
  • A. 2 only
  • B. 1 and 3 only
  • C. 2 and 4 only
  • D. 3 and 4 only

Q12. With reference to the venue and geography of PM Modi's June 2026 bilateral talks with President Macron, the term 'Côte d'Azur' refers to which one of the following?

  • A. The Mediterranean coastline of southeastern France, encompassing the French Riviera
  • B. The Atlantic coastline of western France around the Bay of Biscay
  • C. The English Channel coastline of northern France around Normandy
  • D. An Alpine valley region in eastern France bordering Switzerland

Q13. The TRISHNA satellite, planned for launch in 2026 aboard a PSLV, is being jointly developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and which one of the following partner space agencies?

  • A. European Space Agency (ESA)
  • B. Centre national d'études spatiales (CNES)
  • C. Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR)
  • D. Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)

Q14. With a planned installed capacity of about 9900 MW comprising six Evolutionary Pressurised Reactor (EPR) units of 1650 MWe each, which one of the following, when completed, will be India's single largest nuclear power generating site?

  • A. Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant, Tamil Nadu
  • B. Kakrapar Atomic Power Station, Gujarat
  • C. Jaitapur Nuclear Power Plant, Maharashtra
  • D. Gorakhpur Haryana Anu Vidyut Pariyojana, Haryana