UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — India AI Impact Summit Receives Phenomenal Global Response, India’s AI Ecosystem Developing in a Systematic Manner: Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw
Q1. The India AI Impact Summit 2026 is the latest in a continuing series of global AI summits. Which one of the following correctly identifies the host country and year of the summit that immediately preceded it in this series?
- A. France, 2025
- B. Republic of Korea, 2025
- C. United Kingdom, 2024
- D. France, 2024
Q2. With reference to the institutional set-up of the IndiaAI Mission compared with the earlier National Strategy for Artificial Intelligence, consider the following statements:
1. The IndiaAI Mission is implemented through an Independent Business Division under Digital India Corporation, whereas the National Strategy for Artificial Intelligence was a NITI Aayog document.
2. Both the IndiaAI Mission and the National Strategy for Artificial Intelligence were sanctioned by the Union Cabinet with a dedicated multi-year budgetary outlay.
3. The nodal ministry for the IndiaAI Mission is the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- The IndiaAI Mission is implemented through an Independent Business Division under Digital India Corporation, whereas the National Strategy for Artificial Intelligence was a NITI Aayog document.
- Both the IndiaAI Mission and the National Strategy for Artificial Intelligence were sanctioned by the Union Cabinet with a dedicated multi-year budgetary outlay.
- The nodal ministry for the IndiaAI Mission is the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.
- A. 1 and 2 only
- B. 1 and 3 only
- C. 2 and 3 only
- D. 1, 2 and 3
Q3. Under the seven pillars of the IndiaAI Mission, the 'IndiaAI Datasets Platform' is best described as which one of the following?
- A. A unified platform to streamline access to quality non-personal datasets for Indian startups and researchers
- B. A cloud portal for renting subsidised GPU compute capacity by the hour
- C. A financing window that channels venture funding to deep-tech AI startups
- D. An institute that develops responsible-AI tools, checklists and governance frameworks
Q4. The India AI Impact Expo 2026, held alongside the Summit, was organised by MeitY. Which one of the following served as the custodian of this Expo?
- A. Software Technology Parks of India (STPI)
- B. Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC)
- C. National Informatics Centre (NIC)
- D. Digital India Corporation (DIC)
Q5. Among the outcomes of the India AI Impact Summit 2026, the 'Global AI Impact Commons' is best described as which one of the following?
- A. A voluntary initiative featuring 80+ impact stories across 30+ countries
- B. A binding treaty committing signatories to mandatory AI safety audits
- C. A shared pool of GPUs contributed by member states for open compute access
- D. A dedicated fund to finance AI startups from the Global South
Q6. With reference to the AI compute capacity announcements at the India AI Impact Summit 2026, consider the following statements:
1. Prior to the February 2026 announcement, India's common compute capacity stood at about 38,000 GPUs.
2. The additional GPUs announced at the Summit are set to take the total to over 58,000 GPUs.
3. GPUs made available under the IndiaAI Mission are provided to users free of charge.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- Prior to the February 2026 announcement, India's common compute capacity stood at about 38,000 GPUs.
- The additional GPUs announced at the Summit are set to take the total to over 58,000 GPUs.
- GPUs made available under the IndiaAI Mission are provided to users free of charge.
- A. 1 and 2 only
- B. 2 and 3 only
- C. 1 and 3 only
- D. 1, 2 and 3
Q7. The subsidised GPU compute made available under the IndiaAI Mission is intended for certain categories of users. Consider the following four categories:
1. Startups
2. Researchers and students
3. Public institutions
4. Only foreign commercial data-centre operators based outside India
Which of the above is/are correctly identified as intended beneficiaries of the subsidised compute?
- Startups
- Researchers and students
- Public institutions
- Only foreign commercial data-centre operators based outside India
- A. 1, 2 and 3
- B. 1 and 4 only
- C. 2, 3 and 4
- D. 1, 2, 3 and 4
Q8. With reference to India's early artificial intelligence policy framework, consider the following statements:
1. The National Strategy for Artificial Intelligence was released in 2018.
2. It was branded around the vision of '#AIForAll'.
3. It was released by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- The National Strategy for Artificial Intelligence was released in 2018.
- It was branded around the vision of '#AIForAll'.
- It was released by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.
- A. 1 and 2 only
- B. 2 and 3 only
- C. 1 and 3 only
- D. 1, 2 and 3
Q9. In NITI Aayog's 2018 National Strategy for Artificial Intelligence, the vision of '#AIForAll' is best understood as which one of the following?
- A. Inclusive technology leadership realising AI's potential in line with India's unique needs and aspirations
- B. A guarantee of free universal internet connectivity to every household
- C. A mandate to make artificial intelligence a compulsory subject in all schools
- D. A scheme to subsidise the import of AI hardware for domestic industry
Q10. Which one of the following institutions served as the lead knowledge partner for the Research Symposium of the India AI Impact Summit 2026?
- A. IIIT Hyderabad
- B. IIT Madras
- C. Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru
- D. IIT Delhi
Q11. With reference to the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI), consider the following four countries:
1. India
2. France
3. United States
4. China
Which of the above is/are correctly identified as founding members of GPAI?
- India
- France
- United States
- China
- A. 1, 2 and 3
- B. 1, 2, 3 and 4
- C. 2 and 4 only
- D. 1 and 4 only