UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — India and European Union Reaffirm Cooperation in Secure 6G Technologies and Trusted Telecom Supply Chains

Question 1

The first Ministerial meeting of the India–EU Trade and Technology Council (TTC) was held in which city?

Accepted Answer

Brussels

Answer

New Delhi

Answer

Strasbourg

Answer

Paris

Question 2

With reference to the Working Groups of the India–EU Trade and Technology Council, consider the following:
1. Strategic Technologies, Digital Governance and Digital Connectivity
2. Green and Clean Energy Technologies
3. Trade, Investment and Resilient Value Chains
4. Defence and Security Cooperation
Which of the above are correctly identified as Working Groups of the TTC?

Accepted Answer

1, 2 and 3

Answer

1, 2 and 4

Answer

2, 3 and 4

Answer

1, 3 and 4

Question 3

The Bharat 6G Alliance was set up to develop an action plan aligned to which flagship document?

Accepted Answer

Bharat 6G Vision document

Answer

National Digital Communications Policy

Answer

National Broadband Mission

Answer

Digital India Programme

Question 4

Which of the following is the nodal body that established the Bharat 6G Alliance and signs its international MoUs with foreign 6G alliances?

Accepted Answer

Department of Telecommunications (DoT)

Answer

Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)

Answer

Department of Science and Technology (DST)

Answer

Department of Posts

Question 5

The Bharat 6G Alliance has signed MoUs with several international 6G bodies. Consider the following pairings:
1. Next G Alliance — United States
2. 6G-IA — European Union
3. 6G Flagship (University of Oulu) — Finland
4. XGMF — South Korea
Which of the above are correctly matched?

Accepted Answer

1, 2 and 3

Answer

1 and 4 only

Answer

2, 3 and 4

Answer

1, 2 and 4

Question 6

The Leaders' Statement following the February 2025 visit of the EU College of Commissioners noted that the engagement built upon how many years of the India–EU Strategic Partnership?

Accepted Answer

20 years

Answer

10 years

Answer

25 years

Answer

30 years

Question 7

The EU College of Commissioners that visited India on 27–28 February 2025 was led by which official?

Accepted Answer

Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission

Answer

António Costa, President of the European Council

Answer

Kaja Kallas, High Representative for Foreign Affairs

Answer

Roberta Metsola, President of the European Parliament

Question 8

The Smart Networks and Services Joint Undertaking (SNS JU), in which the 6G-IA is the private partner, has been allocated a total budget of at least how much for the 2021–27 period?

Accepted Answer

€1.8 billion

Answer

€900 million

Answer

€116 million

Answer

€2.7 billion

Question 9

Within the EU's Smart Networks and Services Joint Undertaking (SNS JU), the public side of the partnership is represented solely by which entity?

Accepted Answer

The European Commission

Answer

The 6G Smart Networks and Services Industry Association (6G-IA)

Answer

The EU Member States collectively

Answer

The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI)

Question 10

Under India's trusted-telecom framework, the final designation of whether a vendor or product is a 'trusted source' rests with which authority?

Accepted Answer

The National Cyber Security Coordinator

Answer

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI)

Answer

The Deputy National Security Adviser

Answer

The Secretary, Department of Telecommunications

Question 11

During the February 2025 visit feeding into the India–EU joint Strategic Agenda, both sides committed to deepen cooperation on several initiatives. Consider the following:
1. India–Middle East–Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC)
2. International Solar Alliance (ISA)
3. Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI)
4. Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)
Which of the above is/are NOT correctly identified as an initiative for India–EU cooperation?

Accepted Answer

4 only

Answer

1 and 2

Answer

2 and 3

Answer

3 only

UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — India and European Union Reaffirm Cooperation in Secure 6G Technologies and Trusted Telecom Supply Chains

Q1. The first Ministerial meeting of the India–EU Trade and Technology Council (TTC) was held in which city?

Q3. The Bharat 6G Alliance was set up to develop an action plan aligned to which flagship document?

Q4. Which of the following is the nodal body that established the Bharat 6G Alliance and signs its international MoUs with foreign 6G alliances?

Q5. The Bharat 6G Alliance has signed MoUs with several international 6G bodies. Consider the following pairings: 1. Next G Alliance — United States 2. 6G-IA — European Union 3. 6G Flagship (University of Oulu) — Finland 4. XGMF — South Korea Which of the above are correctly matched?

Q6. The Leaders' Statement following the February 2025 visit of the EU College of Commissioners noted that the engagement built upon how many years of the India–EU Strategic Partnership?

Q7. The EU College of Commissioners that visited India on 27–28 February 2025 was led by which official?

Q8. The Smart Networks and Services Joint Undertaking (SNS JU), in which the 6G-IA is the private partner, has been allocated a total budget of at least how much for the 2021–27 period?

Q9. Within the EU's Smart Networks and Services Joint Undertaking (SNS JU), the public side of the partnership is represented solely by which entity?

Q10. Under India's trusted-telecom framework, the final designation of whether a vendor or product is a 'trusted source' rests with which authority?