India concluded association negotiations with the European Union for which programme?
- A.Erasmus Plus
- B.Horizon Europe
- C.Copernicus
- D.Galileo
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Explanation
The correct answer is Horizon Europe. The Ministry of Science and Technology announced that India and the European Union had successfully completed negotiations for India's association with Horizon Europe, which the release describes as the EU's flagship research and innovation programme. Association will allow Indian researchers, institutions and industry to apply under the programme's funding calls, to work inside European consortia and to use cutting-edge research infrastructure, and is expected to deepen talent mobility and the joint development of critical technologies and standards. Option A, Erasmus Plus, is a European education and student mobility programme and is not what the negotiations covered. Option C, Copernicus, is an Earth observation effort, and option D, Galileo, is a satellite navigation system; neither is the research and innovation programme named in the announcement. The release also notes that the thematic clusters of Pillar II of Horizon Europe align closely with India's research priorities.
Read the full article: India and EU Conclude Horizon Europe Association Talks
Practice Questions
The exploration of India's association with Horizon Europe was launched after a summit held on which date?
- A.27 January 2026
- B.15 July 2026
- C.7 November 2026
- D.15 August 2025
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According to the announcement, an exploration of the possible association was launched after the India-EU Summit held on that date, which the Ministry of Science and Technology calls historic.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following is NOT one of the Pillar II thematic clusters of Horizon Europe named as matching India's research priorities?
- A.Health
- B.Climate, energy and mobility
- C.Defence procurement and arms exports
- D.Food and the bioeconomy
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The clusters listed under Pillar II of Horizon Europe in the announcement are health; digital technologies, industry and space; climate, energy and mobility; and food and the bioeconomy.
Read the full explanation →Where was the ceremony held at which four envoys presented their credentials to the President of India on 6 November 2026?
- A.Hyderabad House, New Delhi
- B.Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi
- C.Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi
- D.Jawaharlal Nehru Bhawan, New Delhi
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President Droupadi Murmu accepted the credentials of the ambassadors of Mali, Myanmar, Madagascar and Equatorial Guinea at a ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan on 6 November 2026.
Read the full explanation →Who presented credentials to the President of India on 6 November 2026 as the Ambassador of Myanmar?
- A.Fatoma Thera
- B.U Aye Min Htwe
- C.Mandehatsara Georget
- D.Miguel Edjang Angue
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He presented his credentials to President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan on 6 November 2026 as Ambassador of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, which is the formal name of India's eastern neighbour.
Read the full explanation →On 6 November 2026, envoys of which group of countries presented their credentials to President Droupadi Murmu?
- A.Mali, Myanmar, Madagascar and Equatorial Guinea
- B.Mali, Malaysia, Mauritius and Ghana
- C.Myanmar, Mongolia, Madagascar and Gabon
- D.Morocco, Myanmar, Mozambique and Guinea
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President Droupadi Murmu accepted credentials from the envoys of exactly these four countries at a ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan on 6 November 2026.
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