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India announced that it will host the BIMSTEC Centre of Excellence in Traditional Medicine at which institution?

  1. A.All India Institute of Ayurveda, New Delhi
  2. B.National Institute of Ayurveda, Jaipur
  3. C.Institute of Teaching and Research in Ayurveda, Jamnagar
  4. D.Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences, Pune

Correct answer

C. Institute of Teaching and Research in Ayurveda, Jamnagar

Explanation

The correct answer is the Institute of Teaching and Research in Ayurveda (ITRA), Jamnagar, in Gujarat. At Colombo the Union Health Minister announced India’s commitment to hosting the BIMSTEC Centre of Excellence in Traditional Medicine at this institute, and the Joint Ministerial Statement welcomed the initiative. The centre is intended to serve the whole region as a platform for collaborative research, academic exchange, institutional partnership, capacity building and the sharing of traditional medicine knowledge, while promoting evidence based approaches, quality and safety standards and the careful preservation of traditional knowledge. India’s offer to host the next meeting of the BIMSTEC Task Force on Traditional Medicine was welcomed at the same time. The other three options name no institution mentioned in connection with this announcement, so New Delhi, Jaipur and Pune are all incorrect; the seat of the proposed regional centre is Jamnagar. For comparison, the meeting also welcomed a Regional Centre of Excellence for Public Health proposed in Sri Lanka and a Centre of Excellence on Tropical Medicine being established in Thailand.

Read the full article: First BIMSTEC Health Ministers Meeting Held in Colombo

Practice Questions

Q2.InternationalMedium

Which plan of action did the first BIMSTEC Health Ministers Meeting adopt?

  1. A.Revised BIMSTEC Plan of Action on Public Health (2026-2030)
  2. B.BIMSTEC Plan of Action on Pandemic Response (2025-2035)
  3. C.Bay of Bengal Health Charter (2026-2036)
  4. D.BIMSTEC Digital Health Mission (2027-2032)
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Correct answer: A. Revised BIMSTEC Plan of Action on Public Health (2026-2030)

Along with the unanimously adopted Joint Ministerial Statement, this plan was accepted at Colombo and gives the grouping a structured roadmap for cooperation in disease surveillance, pandemic preparedness, digital health, traditional medicine, the One Health approach and the development of a health workforce.

Q3.InternationalEasy

Which office does Volodymyr Zelenskyy hold?

  1. A.Prime Minister of Ukraine
  2. B.President of Ukraine
  3. C.Foreign Minister of Ukraine
  4. D.Speaker of the Ukrainian Parliament
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Correct answer: B. President of Ukraine

It was in that capacity that he held the telephone conversation with India's Prime Minister on 9 November 2026 and shared his perspective on the recent developments in the ongoing conflict.

Q4.InternationalMedium

Which position did the Prime Minister of India reiterate during his call with the President of Ukraine?

  1. A.That the conflict must be resolved through dialogue and diplomacy
  2. B.That India would send troops as peacekeepers
  3. C.That India would impose trade sanctions
  4. D.That the dispute should be referred to arbitration by a third country
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Correct answer: A. That the conflict must be resolved through dialogue and diplomacy

That has been India's consistent stand, and the Prime Minister restated it during the telephone conversation along with India's human-centric approach, which puts the suffering of ordinary people before the competing claims of the warring sides.