India's endorsement of the Call to Action for 6G Leadership and Security was announced on the sidelines of which meeting?
- A.G20 Innovation Ministerial at Chapel Hill, North Carolina
- B.World Telecommunication Development Conference at Geneva
- C.BRICS Digital Ministers Meeting at Rio de Janeiro
- D.Quad Technology Summit at Tokyo
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Explanation
The correct answer is the G20 Innovation Ministerial at Chapel Hill, North Carolina, which was held in the United States under its presidency of the G20. The endorsement was marked there by a handshake between Jitin Prasada, Minister of State for Commerce and Industry and for Electronics and Information Technology, and Howard Lutnick, the United States Secretary of Commerce. Option B names a real conference of the International Telecommunication Union, which is why it attracts candidates who associate any telecom commitment with Geneva. Option C is invented, though it borrows the plausible shape of a BRICS digital meeting. Option D names a grouping that does work on critical and emerging technology, making it another reasonable guess for a 6G announcement. Tie the story to the G20 and to the American presidency, and remember that the Department of Telecommunications is the body that will carry India's engagement forward.
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Practice Questions
What share of global 6G standards and patents does India aim to contribute?
- A.5 per cent
- B.10 per cent
- C.20 per cent
- D.25 per cent
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That is the target India has set for its contribution to global 6G standards and patents, and it sits behind the larger ambition of moving the country from being an adopter of technology to being a setter of standards, an emphasis credited to the Minister of State for Communications.
Read the full explanation →Which of these is NOT a foundation cited for India's participation in the 6G Call to Action?
- A.Bharat 6G Vision
- B.Bharat 6G Alliance
- C.Indigenous 4G and 5G technology stack
- D.National Quantum Mission
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The endorsement rests on three domestic foundations that are named explicitly, namely the Bharat 6G Vision, the Bharat 6G Alliance and the indigenous fourth and fifth generation technology stack, and the engagement is aligned with Atmanirbhar Bharat and the goal of Viksit Bharat 2047.
Read the full explanation →As of 6 November 2026, how many equipment items were listed on the I-STEM portal?
- A.4,044
- B.18,250
- C.31,540
- D.45,000
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As of 6 November 2026, the day its API integration with the Startup India Portal was launched, I-STEM listed 31,540 equipment items across 4,044 registered institutions, giving researchers and innovators a large national pool of scientific resources.
Read the full explanation →Who chaired the launch of the API integration between the Startup India and I-STEM portals on 6 November 2026?
- A.Dr. Parvinder Maini
- B.Prof. Ajay Kumar Sood
- C.Ateesh Kumar Singh
- D.Dr. Vishal Choudhary
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He described the integration as an institutional convergence that can lower R&D costs, avoid duplication of capital-intensive facilities and raise the use of publicly funded infrastructure.
Read the full explanation →What does the acronym I-STEM, whose portal was integrated with the Startup India Portal in November 2026, stand for?
- A.Indian Scheme for Technology and Engineering Mentorship
- B.Indian Science, Technology and Engineering Facilities Map
- C.Integrated Startup Technology Enablement Mission
- D.Indian Society for Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
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I-STEM is the portal that maps scientific equipment and research facilities across academic and research institutions so that they can be shared.
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