UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Have AI products/LLMs started to disrupt the software services industry?

Q1. Under the IndiaAI Mission, what does 'AIKosh' refer to?

• A. The IndiaAI Datasets Platform that aggregates datasets and pre-trained models for AI training
• B. The exclusive sovereign cloud reserved only for indigenous large language models
• C. The startup-financing vehicle that solely provides risk capital to deep-tech AI startups
• D. The body that alone certifies all high-risk AI systems before deployment

Q2. The IndiaAI Mission, with an outlay of ₹10,372 crore, is implemented under which Union ministry?

• A. Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)
• B. Ministry of Science and Technology
• C. Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
• D. Ministry of Commerce and Industry

Q3. How many guiding principles ('Sutras') underpin the India AI Governance Guidelines released in 2025?

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

Q4. With reference to the IndiaAI Mission, consider the following: which of the below are correctly identified as pillars of the Mission?

1. IndiaAI Compute Capacity
2. IndiaAI Datasets Platform
3. IndiaAI Startup Financing
4. IndiaAI Export Promotion Council

• A. 1, 2 and 3
• B. 2 and 4 only
• C. 1 and 4 only
• D. 1, 2, 3 and 4

Q5. With reference to institutions being established under India's 2025 AI governance architecture, which of the following is NOT correctly identified as one of them?

1. AI Governance Group
2. Technology & Policy Expert Committee
3. AI Safety Institute
4. National AI Regulatory Authority

• A. 1 only
• B. 4 only
• C. 3 and 4
• D. 2 and 4