UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — List of Outcomes: Prime Minister of Japan’s visit to India for the 16th India-Japan Annual Summit

Q1. At the 16th India-Japan Annual Summit (July 2026), how many principal joint policy instruments/documents were unveiled as the flagship outcomes — namely the Joint Declaration on Economic Security, the Joint Statement on Cooperation in AI, and the Joint Statement on Energy Resilience?

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

Q2. Consider the following statements comparing the 16th and 15th India-Japan Annual Summits: 1. The 16th Annual Summit (2026) was held in New Delhi, whereas the 15th Annual Summit (2025) was held in Tokyo. 2. The 15th Annual Summit's joint statement was themed 'Partnership for Security and Prosperity of our Next Generation'. 3. India and Japan upgraded their relationship to a 'Special Strategic and Global Partnership' for the first time at the 16th Summit in 2026. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. The 16th Annual Summit (2026) was held in New Delhi, whereas the 15th Annual Summit (2025) was held in Tokyo.
  2. The 15th Annual Summit's joint statement was themed 'Partnership for Security and Prosperity of our Next Generation'.
  3. India and Japan upgraded their relationship to a 'Special Strategic and Global Partnership' for the first time at the 16th Summit in 2026.
  • A. 1 and 2 only
  • B. 2 and 3 only
  • C. 1 and 3 only
  • D. 1, 2 and 3

Q3. In which year was the India-Japan bilateral relationship upgraded to a 'Special Strategic and Global Partnership', the framework under which the Annual Summit now operates as the apex leader-level mechanism?

  • A. 2006
  • B. 2014
  • C. 2019
  • D. 2022

Q4. The 15th India-Japan Annual Summit adopted the 'Joint Vision for the Next Decade', structured as eight directions/pillars. Which of the following is/are correctly identified as pillars under this Joint Vision? 1. Economic Security 2. Mobility 3. Health 4. Nuclear Disarmament Which of the above is/are correctly identified?

  1. Economic Security
  2. Mobility
  3. Health
  4. Nuclear Disarmament
  • A. 1, 2 and 3
  • B. 1 and 4 only
  • C. 2, 3 and 4
  • D. 1, 2, 3 and 4

Q5. Under the India-Japan AI cooperation outcomes of the 16th Summit, India's IndiaAI Mission is institutionally paired with which Japanese programme/framework for compute and generative-AI cooperation?

  • A. METI's GENIAC
  • B. JPNIC
  • C. RIKEN
  • D. JOGMEC

Q6. Which instrument was elevated at the 16th Summit as the principal document capturing the expanding government-to-government (G2G) and business-to-business (B2B) economic engagement between India and Japan?

  • A. Fact Sheet 2.0
  • B. Joint Vision for the Next Decade
  • C. Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA)
  • D. Digital Partnership 2.0

Q7. With reference to the critical minerals and semiconductor outcomes of the 16th India-Japan Annual Summit, consider the following: 1. A Memorandum of Cooperation between the Geological Survey of India and JOGMEC for mineral exploration. 2. Development of an e-waste recycling ecosystem to improve recovery of critical minerals. 3. Encouraging greater participation of Japanese companies in India's Semiconductor Mission 2.0. 4. Establishment of a joint rare-earth mining venture in the South China Sea. Which of the above is/are correctly identified as summit outcomes?

  1. A Memorandum of Cooperation between the Geological Survey of India and JOGMEC for mineral exploration.
  2. Development of an e-waste recycling ecosystem to improve recovery of critical minerals.
  3. Encouraging greater participation of Japanese companies in India's Semiconductor Mission 2.0.
  4. Establishment of a joint rare-earth mining venture in the South China Sea.
  • A. 1, 2 and 3
  • B. 1 and 4 only
  • C. 2, 3 and 4
  • D. 1, 2, 3 and 4

Q8. In the India-Japan critical minerals outcomes, 'JOGMEC' — the Japanese counterpart to the Geological Survey of India for mineral exploration — stands for which of the following?

  • A. Japan Organisation for Metals and Energy Security
  • B. Japan Overseas Geological and Mineral Exploration Company
  • C. Japanese Office for Green Energy and Manufacturing Cooperation
  • D. Japan-Global Mineral Extraction Consortium

Q9. The year 2027 has been designated the 'India-Japan Year of Shared Horizons'. What precisely does this designation commemorate?

  • A. 75 years since the establishment of India-Japan diplomatic relations
  • B. 70 years since the India-Japan Peace Treaty
  • C. 75 years since Japan's first Official Development Assistance loan to India
  • D. 50 years of the India-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement

Q10. Among the commemorative programmes announced for the 2027 'Year of Shared Horizons', which was launched as the flagship people-to-people partnership specifically for animation, gaming, comics and immersive creative technologies?

  • A. IMAGE-75
  • B. Cricket Kizuna-75
  • C. Business Connect-75
  • D. Cool Japan-75

Q11. Which single project was announced at the 16th Summit as the first-ever India-Japan defence co-development project?

  • A. The naval radio antenna 'UNICORN'
  • B. The 'Kaveri-2' fighter jet engine
  • C. The anti-submarine warfare sonar 'Sagar'
  • D. The US-2 amphibious aircraft

Q12. Besides the leader-level Annual Summit with Japan, India maintains institutionalized 2+2 Foreign and Defence Ministerial Dialogues with several partners. With which of the following countries does India hold such a 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue? 1. Japan 2. Australia 3. Russia 4. Germany Which of the above is/are correctly identified?

  1. Japan
  2. Australia
  3. Russia
  4. Germany
  • A. 1, 2 and 3
  • B. 1 and 4 only
  • C. 2, 3 and 4
  • D. 1, 2, 3 and 4