UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — IndiaAI Mission Released Indigenous Foundation Models EKA-1 by Soket and Dhīr 2B & Dhīr 5B by ZenteiQ Under the IndiaAI Innovation Centre Pillar

Q1. With reference to the figures commonly used to describe large language models, consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. A model's parameter count measures how many words or tokens of text were used to train it.
  2. The token count of a training corpus measures the volume of text or code that the model was exposed to during training.
  3. A model trained on more tokens than another model must necessarily have more parameters than that model.
  • A. 2 and 3 only
  • B. 1, 2 and 3
  • C. 1 and 2 only
  • D. 2 only

Q2. Consider the following statements in the context of large language models: Which of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

  1. The number of tokens in a language model's training corpus can be several hundred times larger than the model's number of parameters.
  2. Each token in the training corpus is retained in the trained model as a separate parameter.
  • A. Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II explains Statement-I
  • B. Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct, but Statement-II does not explain Statement-I
  • C. Statement-I is correct, but Statement-II is incorrect
  • D. Statement-I is incorrect, but Statement-II is correct

Q3. With reference to sparse (mixture-of-experts) architectures in language models, consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above is/are NOT correct?

  1. In a sparse mixture-of-experts model, a routing mechanism selects only some of the expert sub-networks to process each input.
  2. Because only a part of its parameters is used for each input, a sparse model can keep a large total parameter count while needing less computation per input than a dense model of the same total size.
  3. The total parameter count reported for a sparse model equals the number of parameters that are active for any single input.
  • A. 2 and 3 only
  • B. 3 only
  • C. 1 only
  • D. 1 and 2 only

Q4. With reference to the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of India, consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. Languages have been added to the Eighth Schedule by amending the Constitution.
  2. Article 351 directs the Union to develop Hindi by drawing on the forms, style and expressions of the languages specified in the Eighth Schedule.
  3. A language can be included in the Eighth Schedule only if it is the principal language of a State.
  • A. 2 and 3 only
  • B. 1 only
  • C. 1 and 2 only
  • D. 1, 2 and 3

Q5. Consider the following statements: Which of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

  1. The number of languages listed in the Eighth Schedule is greater today than it was when the Constitution came into force.
  2. Article 344(1) provides for an Official Language Commission consisting of members who represent the different languages specified in the Eighth Schedule.
  • A. Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II explains Statement-I
  • B. Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct, but Statement-II does not explain Statement-I
  • C. Statement-I is correct, but Statement-II is incorrect
  • D. Statement-I is incorrect, but Statement-II is correct

Q6. With reference to the distinction between generative AI and agentic AI, consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. An agentic AI system cannot be built on a large language model, because agentic and generative systems rest on unrelated architectures.
  2. A tool that drafts a reply to a user's prompt, which a human then reviews and sends, is acting as an AI agent.
  3. A system that, given the goal of arranging travel, searches options, calls a booking interface and completes the booking on its own is an example of agentic AI.
  • A. 3 only
  • B. 1, 2 and 3
  • C. 2 and 3 only
  • D. 1 only