UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — India and Sweden Deepen AI Partnership Through SITAC Framework

Q1. The Indian side of the Sweden–India Technology and Artificial Intelligence Corridor (SITAC) is operationalised through the IndiaAI Mission, which functions under which Union ministry?

  • A. Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
  • B. Ministry of External Affairs
  • C. Ministry of Commerce and Industry
  • D. Ministry of Science and Technology

Q2. SITAC was established in 2026 through which of the following bilateral instruments signed between the IndiaAI Mission and Business Sweden?

  • A. A Statement of Intent
  • B. A legally binding bilateral treaty
  • C. A Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement
  • D. A ratified inter-governmental convention

Q3. The Union Cabinet approved the IndiaAI Mission — with an outlay of ₹10,371.92 crore spread over five years — in which year?

  • A. 2024
  • B. 2022
  • C. 2023
  • D. 2025

Q4. In which year was Business Sweden (the Swedish Trade & Invest Council) formed through the merger of the Swedish Trade Council (Exportrådet) and Invest Sweden?

  • A. 2013
  • B. 2011
  • C. 2015
  • D. 2009

Q5. The Swedish State's half-share in the joint ownership of Business Sweden is exercised primarily through which of the following?

  • A. The Ministry for Foreign Affairs
  • B. The Ministry of Finance
  • C. The Ministry of Enterprise
  • D. The Riksbank

Q6. The New Delhi Declaration on AI Impact, adopted at the India AI Impact Summit 2026, was endorsed by how many countries and international organisations?

  • A. 89
  • B. 118
  • C. 60
  • D. 27

Q7. The India AI Impact Summit 2026 was distinctive as the first summit in the global AI summit series to be hosted by a nation belonging to which of the following?

  • A. The Global South
  • B. The G7
  • C. The European Union
  • D. The OECD

Q8. Counting the India AI Impact Summit 2026, how many summits have been held in the global AI summit series that began at Bletchley Park?

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

Q9. Which country hosted the AI Action Summit of 2025 that immediately preceded the India AI Impact Summit 2026?

  • A. France
  • B. The United Kingdom
  • C. South Korea
  • D. Switzerland

Q10. Which of the following is the principal current framework guiding the implementation of the India–Sweden Strategic Partnership?

  • A. The Joint Action Plan 2026-2030
  • B. A bilateral Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement
  • C. The India–Sweden Free Trade Agreement
  • D. The India–EU Trade and Technology Council charter

Q11. The IndiaAI Mission, the Indian anchor of the SITAC framework, is structured around how many pillars?

  • A. Seven
  • B. Five
  • C. Nine
  • D. Four