UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — India-Japan Joint Statement on cooperation in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Q1. With reference to the India-Japan Joint Statement on cooperation in the field of Artificial Intelligence, consider the following features attributed to it: 1. It launches the Japan-India AI Cooperation Initiative (JAI). 2. It frames Artificial Intelligence as an 'era-defining general-purpose technology'. 3. It sets a target of hosting 500 skilled Indian AI professionals in Japan by 2030. 4. It commits India to hosting the next G20 Leaders' Summit. Which of the above is/are correctly identified?

1. It launches the Japan-India AI Cooperation Initiative (JAI).
2. It frames Artificial Intelligence as an 'era-defining general-purpose technology'.
3. It sets a target of hosting 500 skilled Indian AI professionals in Japan by 2030.
4. It commits India to hosting the next G20 Leaders' Summit.

• A. 1, 2 and 3
• B. 2, 3 and 4
• C. 1 and 4
• D. 1, 2, 3 and 4

Q2. The India-Japan Joint Statement on cooperation in the field of Artificial Intelligence was issued on the Indian side through which one of the following?

• A. Prime Minister's Office (PMO), released via the Press Information Bureau
• B. Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)
• C. Department of Science and Technology (DST)
• D. NITI Aayog

Q3. Consider the following statements comparing the origin of the Japan-India AI Cooperation Initiative (JAI) with its subsequent elevation: 1. JAI was first launched at the 15th India-Japan Annual Summit (2025), and was later elevated through a dedicated AI Strategic Dialogue and named deliverables. 2. The later AI Joint Statement, unlike the 2025 launch, invokes governance frameworks such as the Hiroshima AI Process and the New Delhi AI Impact Summit. 3. The AI Joint Statement abolished the India-Japan Digital Partnership and merged it wholly into JAI. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. JAI was first launched at the 15th India-Japan Annual Summit (2025), and was later elevated through a dedicated AI Strategic Dialogue and named deliverables.
2. The later AI Joint Statement, unlike the 2025 launch, invokes governance frameworks such as the Hiroshima AI Process and the New Delhi AI Impact Summit.
3. The AI Joint Statement abolished the India-Japan Digital Partnership and merged it wholly into JAI.

• A. 1 only
• B. 1 and 2 only
• C. 2 and 3 only
• D. 1, 2 and 3

Q4. In the context of India-Japan cooperation on Artificial Intelligence, the 'India-Japan AI Strategic Dialogue' is best described as which one of the following?

• A. A recurring government-to-government bilateral dialogue mechanism dedicated to AI, whose first edition was co-chaired at the Joint Secretary level
• B. A track-II dialogue between the two countries' private AI companies with no governmental participation
• C. A judicial forum for resolving AI-related intellectual property disputes between the two countries
• D. A multilateral summit of G20 members convened by Japan to negotiate a binding AI treaty

Q5. The first India-Japan AI Strategic Dialogue was hosted in which one of the following Indian cities?

• A. Mumbai
• B. New Delhi
• C. Bengaluru
• D. Tokyo

Q6. Under the India-Japan Joint Vision for the Next Decade, funds for start-up companies, including those in the AI field, are to be mobilised primarily through which one of the following instruments?

• A. India-Japan Fund of Funds
• B. Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank window
• C. India-Japan Act East Forum
• D. National Investment and Infrastructure Fund's sovereign wealth arm

Q7. The 'Joint Vision for the Next Decade: Eight Directions' adopted by India and Japan is best understood as which one of the following?

• A. A ten-year roadmap of eight thematic directions to steer the India-Japan Special Strategic and Global Partnership
• B. An eight-point mutual defence treaty obligating collective military response
• C. A plan to build eight physical economic corridors linking Indian and Japanese ports
• D. A framework designating eight Indian states for exclusive Japanese investment

Q8. The India-Japan Digital Partnership 2.0 is stated to cover cooperation in several fields. Consider the following: 1. Semiconductor ecosystem 2. Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) 3. Start-up and innovation cooperation 4. Joint civil-nuclear fuel reprocessing Which of the above is/are correctly identified as areas covered by the Digital Partnership 2.0?

1. Semiconductor ecosystem
2. Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI)
3. Start-up and innovation cooperation
4. Joint civil-nuclear fuel reprocessing

• A. 1, 2 and 3
• B. 2, 3 and 4
• C. 1 and 4
• D. 1, 2, 3 and 4

Q9. As part of the deepening India-Japan digital and technology partnership announced at the 2025 Annual Summit, Japan set a record investment target in India over the next decade of approximately how much?

• A. USD 68 billion (about 10 trillion yen)
• B. USD 110 billion
• C. USD 200 billion
• D. USD 100 billion

Q10. In which year was the India-Japan relationship first elevated to a 'Special Strategic and Global Partnership', the framework within which the AI cooperation now sits?

• A. 2014
• B. 2000
• C. 2006
• D. 2025

Q11. Compared with the Japan-India AI Cooperation Initiative, the India-EU Trade and Technology Council (TTC) - a key node of India's technology diplomacy - was announced in which year, and it holds the distinction of being India's first-ever such council with any partner?

• A. 2022
• B. 2019
• C. 2024
• D. 2020