UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — More countries join the New Delhi Declaration on AI Impact

Q1. The New Delhi Declaration on AI Impact and India's engagement at the AI Impact Summit 2026 are steered at the Union level by which of the following?

  • A. Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), through the IndiaAI Mission
  • B. Ministry of Science and Technology, through the Department of Science and Technology
  • C. Ministry of Communications, through the Department of Telecommunications
  • D. NITI Aayog, through its National Strategy for Artificial Intelligence

Q2. After Bangladesh, Costa Rica and Guatemala joined, the New Delhi Declaration's tally of 91 refers precisely to which of the following?

  • A. 91 countries and international organisations that have endorsed the Declaration
  • B. Exactly 91 sovereign nations, with no international organisation counted among them
  • C. Only the 91 United Nations member states that attended the summit
  • D. 91 countries that have enacted binding domestic AI legislation

Q3. The India-AI Impact Summit 2026 was anchored within which flagship national programme of the Government of India?

  • A. IndiaAI Mission
  • B. National Supercomputing Mission
  • C. National Quantum Mission
  • D. Digital India BHASHINI Mission

Q4. The New Delhi Declaration on AI Impact was adopted at a summit held in which year and at which venue?

  • A. 2026, at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi
  • B. 2025, at the Grand Palais, New Delhi
  • C. 2026, at Vigyan Bhawan, Mumbai
  • D. 2024, at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi

Q5. In the sequence of global AI summits culminating in the India-AI Impact Summit 2026, how many summits in the series were held before New Delhi's edition?

  • A. Three
  • B. Two
  • C. Four
  • D. Five

Q6. Consider the following as host locations of summits in the global AI summit series that preceded the India-AI Impact Summit 2026: 1. Bletchley Park, United Kingdom (2023) 2. Seoul, Republic of Korea (2024) 3. Paris, France (2025) 4. Geneva, Switzerland (2022) Which one of the above is NOT correctly listed as a host of a summit in this series?

  1. Bletchley Park, United Kingdom (2023)
  2. Seoul, Republic of Korea (2024)
  3. Paris, France (2025)
  4. Geneva, Switzerland (2022)
  • A. 1 only
  • B. 2 and 3
  • C. 4 only
  • D. 1 and 4

Q7. Consider the following statements comparing the New Delhi Declaration on AI Impact with earlier summits in the series: 1. The New Delhi Declaration is anchored in the ethos 'Sarvajan Hitay, Sarvajan Sukhay', whereas the Paris summit (2025) concluded with the 'Statement on Inclusive and Sustainable AI for People and the Planet'. 2. Unlike the legally binding Bletchley Declaration of 2023, the New Delhi Declaration is non-binding and consensus-based. 3. The New Delhi Declaration was adopted at the first summit in the series to be hosted by a Global South nation. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. The New Delhi Declaration is anchored in the ethos 'Sarvajan Hitay, Sarvajan Sukhay', whereas the Paris summit (2025) concluded with the 'Statement on Inclusive and Sustainable AI for People and the Planet'.
  2. Unlike the legally binding Bletchley Declaration of 2023, the New Delhi Declaration is non-binding and consensus-based.
  3. The New Delhi Declaration was adopted at the first summit in the series to be hosted by a Global South nation.
  • A. 1 only
  • B. 1 and 3 only
  • C. 2 and 3 only
  • D. 1, 2 and 3

Q8. Which one of the following best describes the legal character under which the New Delhi Declaration on AI Impact was adopted?

  • A. A non-binding, consensus-based declaration
  • B. A legally binding treaty ratified by all signatories
  • C. A binding regulation enforceable by the United Nations
  • D. A binding protocol adopted under the UNFCCC

Q9. The India-AI Impact Summit 2026 was anchored in three foundational 'Sutras'. Consider the following as the Sutras: 1. People 2. Planet 3. Progress 4. Peace Which one of the above is NOT correctly identified as a Sutra of the Summit?

  1. People
  2. Planet
  3. Progress
  4. Peace
  • A. 1 only
  • B. 2 and 3
  • C. 4 only
  • D. 3 and 4

Q10. Consistent with the summit's Progress Sutra of democratizing AI compute, which of the following is India's dedicated AI supercomputer, launched by MeitY, that provides shared compute for AI research?

  • A. AIRAWAT
  • B. Pratyush
  • C. Mihir
  • D. PARAM Shivay

Q11. With reference to the seven thematic 'Chakras' (working groups) of the India-AI Impact Summit 2026, consider the following: 1. Safe & Trusted AI 2. Human Capital 3. Cyber Sovereignty 4. Democratizing AI Resources Which of the above is/are correctly identified as Chakras of the Summit?

  1. Safe & Trusted AI
  2. Human Capital
  3. Cyber Sovereignty
  4. Democratizing AI Resources
  • A. 1 and 3 only
  • B. 2 and 4 only
  • C. 1, 2 and 4
  • D. 1, 3 and 4

Q12. The India-AI Impact Summit 2026 is historically significant primarily because it was the first global AI summit in the series to be hosted by which one of the following?

  • A. A Global South nation
  • B. A G7 member state
  • C. A permanent member of the UN Security Council
  • D. An OECD member state