UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — India’s Presidency delivers ‘BRICS Indore Declaration’, a new charter for global agricultural cooperation; Union Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan addresses press conference

Q1. Under the Indore Declaration adopted at the 16th BRICS Agriculture Ministers' Meeting, 2026, how many new BRICS institutional networks/initiatives on agricultural cooperation were announced?

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

Q2. With reference to the Indore Declaration adopted at the 16th BRICS Agriculture Ministers' Meeting (2026), consider the following: 1. BRICS Network of Centres of Excellence on Agro-Ecology and Regenerative Agriculture 2. BRICS Network on Digital Agriculture 3. Global Forum on Farmers' Rights in Seed Systems 4. BRICS Agricultural Research Platform (BRICS-ARP) Which of the above are correctly identified as new institutional networks/initiatives announced under the Indore Declaration, 2026?

  1. BRICS Network of Centres of Excellence on Agro-Ecology and Regenerative Agriculture
  2. BRICS Network on Digital Agriculture
  3. Global Forum on Farmers' Rights in Seed Systems
  4. BRICS Agricultural Research Platform (BRICS-ARP)
  • A. 1, 2 and 3 only
  • B. 1, 3 and 4 only
  • C. 2 and 4 only
  • D. 1, 2, 3 and 4

Q3. Under the BRICS Indore Declaration (2026), which one of the following Indian institutions has been designated as the national coordinator/nodal centre for the BRICS Network on Digital Agriculture?

  • A. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi
  • B. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur
  • C. ICAR–Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), Pusa
  • D. National Informatics Centre (NIC), New Delhi

Q4. Which country holds the rotating Chairship of BRICS for the year 2026, during which the grouping's first ministerial outcome — the Indore Declaration on Agricultural Cooperation — was adopted?

  • A. Brazil
  • B. India
  • C. Russia
  • D. South Africa

Q5. Which Union Ministry serves as the nodal ministry of the Government of India for overall coordination of BRICS engagement, including the rotating chairship arrangements assumed by India in 2026?

  • A. Ministry of Commerce and Industry
  • B. Ministry of Finance
  • C. Ministry of External Affairs
  • D. NITI Aayog

Q6. How many editions of the BRICS Agriculture Ministers' Meeting (AMM) had been convened up to and including the Brasilia edition hosted under Brazil's BRICS Presidency in April 2025?

  • A. 13
  • B. 14
  • C. 15
  • D. 16

Q7. In the institutional architecture of BRICS agricultural cooperation, the 'BRICS Agriculture Working Group (AWG)' is best described as:

  • A. A senior-officials' preparatory body that develops technical recommendations and draft outcomes for the BRICS Agriculture Ministers' Meeting
  • B. A permanent secretariat headquartered in Beijing that coordinates intra-BRICS agri-commodity trade quotas
  • C. A consortium of national agricultural research universities of BRICS members that jointly funds crop science projects
  • D. A dispute-settlement panel that adjudicates agri-trade complaints among BRICS member states

Q8. With reference to the 'Indore Declaration' adopted at the 16th BRICS Agriculture Ministers' Meeting in 2026, consider the following initiatives announced as new BRICS institutional networks under the Declaration: 1. BRICS Network of Centres of Excellence on Agro-Ecology and Regenerative Agriculture 2. BRICS Network on Digital Agriculture 3. BRICS Network of Universities on Food Processing 4. BRICS AgriN — Agro Inputs, Genetic Resources and Information Network Which of the above is/are NOT correctly identified as a network announced under the Declaration?

  1. BRICS Network of Centres of Excellence on Agro-Ecology and Regenerative Agriculture
  2. BRICS Network on Digital Agriculture
  3. BRICS Network of Universities on Food Processing
  4. BRICS AgriN — Agro Inputs, Genetic Resources and Information Network
  • A. 1 and 3
  • B. 3 only
  • C. 2 and 4
  • D. 1, 2 and 4

Q9. Which country held the BRICS Chairship immediately preceding India's BRICS Presidency that took office on 1 January 2026?

  • A. China
  • B. Russia
  • C. South Africa
  • D. Brazil

Q10. With reference to the Digital Agriculture Mission of the Government of India, consider the following as the foundational registries that exclusively constitute the AgriStack Digital Public Infrastructure: 1. Farmers Registry 2. Geo-referenced Village Maps 3. Crop Sown Registry 4. Soil Fertility and Profile Map Which of the above is/are correctly identified?

  1. Farmers Registry
  2. Geo-referenced Village Maps
  3. Crop Sown Registry
  4. Soil Fertility and Profile Map
  • A. 1 and 2 only
  • B. 2, 3 and 4 only
  • C. 1, 2 and 3 only
  • D. 1, 2, 3 and 4

Q11. In which one of the following years did the Union Cabinet approve India's first standalone Centrally Sponsored Scheme dedicated exclusively to the promotion of natural farming — the National Mission on Natural Farming (NMNF)?

  • A. 2020
  • B. 2022
  • C. 2024
  • D. 2025

Q12. Which one of the following states is the largest producer of soybean in India?

  • A. Maharashtra
  • B. Rajasthan
  • C. Madhya Pradesh
  • D. Gujarat

Q13. The Indian Institute of Soybean Research (IISR), headquartered at Indore, functions as the nodal national institute for soybean research under which one of the following?

  • A. Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
  • B. Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)
  • C. Department of Biotechnology
  • D. National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)

Q14. The Committee on World Food Security (CFS), described as the foremost inclusive international and intergovernmental platform on food security and nutrition, functions as a committee hosted within which one of the following United Nations bodies?

  • A. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
  • B. World Food Programme (WFP)
  • C. International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
  • D. United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)

Q15. Apart from the Chairperson, how many member countries sit on the Bureau of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS), allocated on a regional basis?

  • A. 10
  • B. 12
  • C. 14
  • D. 15
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