UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Government Constitutes AI Governance and Economic Group (AIGEG) to Lead India’s National AI Governance Strategy

Q1. The AI Governance and Economic Group (AIGEG), constituted in 2026 as India's central institutional mechanism for AI governance, was set up under the administrative authority of which of the following?

  • A. Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)
  • B. NITI Aayog
  • C. Department of Science and Technology (DST)
  • D. Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India

Q2. When MeitY operationalised the institutional recommendations of the India AI Governance Guidelines in 2026, how many new bodies did it notify together as part of the same institutional set-up?

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

Q3. With reference to the leadership of the AIGEG and its support committee, consider the following: 1. Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw — Chairperson of the AIGEG 2. Shri Jitin Prasada — Vice-Chairperson of the AIGEG 3. Secretary, MeitY — Chairperson of the Technology and Policy Expert Committee (TPEC) 4. Shri Jitin Prasada — Chairperson of the Technology and Policy Expert Committee (TPEC) Which of the above is/are correctly identified?

  1. Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw — Chairperson of the AIGEG
  2. Shri Jitin Prasada — Vice-Chairperson of the AIGEG
  3. Secretary, MeitY — Chairperson of the Technology and Policy Expert Committee (TPEC)
  4. Shri Jitin Prasada — Chairperson of the Technology and Policy Expert Committee (TPEC)
  • A. 1 and 2 only
  • B. 1, 2 and 3 only
  • C. 2, 3 and 4 only
  • D. 1, 3 and 4 only

Q4. In the institutional architecture proposed by the India AI Governance Guidelines, the Technology and Policy Expert Committee (TPEC) is best described as which of the following?

  • A. A technical advisory body offering expert advice to the AIGEG on emerging technologies, risks and regulation
  • B. The central inter-ministerial decision-making body for national AI strategy
  • C. The body responsible for testing AI systems and developing AI safety standards
  • D. A statutory regulator empowered to license AI deployments under a standalone AI Act

Q5. Which one of the following best characterises the regulatory approach adopted by the India AI Governance Guidelines released in November 2025?

  • A. A techno-legal, principles-based approach relying on existing laws with a phased, soft-law-first regulatory posture
  • B. Enactment of a comprehensive standalone Artificial Intelligence Act to govern all AI systems
  • C. A blanket moratorium on high-risk AI deployment until Parliament legislates
  • D. A mandatory pre-market licensing regime administered by a new statutory AI authority

Q6. Consider the following statements distinguishing the India AI Governance Guidelines (2025) from earlier / alternative approaches: 1. Unlike a standalone AI law, the Guidelines rely on existing statutes such as the DPDP Act 2023 and the IT Act 2000. 2. The Guidelines were released by NITI Aayog, whereas the 2018 National Strategy for AI was released by MeitY. 3. The Guidelines were released under the IndiaAI Mission. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. Unlike a standalone AI law, the Guidelines rely on existing statutes such as the DPDP Act 2023 and the IT Act 2000.
  2. The Guidelines were released by NITI Aayog, whereas the 2018 National Strategy for AI was released by MeitY.
  3. The Guidelines were released under the IndiaAI Mission.
  • A. 1 and 2 only
  • B. 1 and 3 only
  • C. 2 and 3 only
  • D. 1, 2 and 3

Q7. The IndiaAI Mission was approved by the Union Cabinet approximately how many years after NITI Aayog released the National Strategy for Artificial Intelligence?

  • A. Four years
  • B. Five years
  • C. Six years
  • D. Eight years

Q8. The IndiaAI Mission, approved by the Union Cabinet in 2024, is implemented by which of the following?

  • A. Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)
  • B. Department of Science and Technology (DST)
  • C. NITI Aayog
  • D. Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship

Q9. The India–AI Impact Summit 2026, described as the first major global AI summit hosted in the Global South, was held in which city?

  • A. New Delhi
  • B. Paris
  • C. Seoul
  • D. Bletchley Park

Q10. The National Strategy for Artificial Intelligence, which popularised the 'AI for All' vision and identified five priority sectors, was released in 2018 by which of the following?

  • A. NITI Aayog
  • B. Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)
  • C. Department of Science and Technology (DST)
  • D. Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser