Since which year, as stated at the conclave, has STPI supported the growth of India's IT and ITeS industry?
- A.1986
- B.1991
- C.1998
- D.2005
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Explanation
The correct answer is 1991. Shri Arvind Kumar, Director General of STPI, said at the conclave that the organisation has had a pivotal part in the growth of the country's industry in information technology and IT-enabled services since that year, and that the same success can now be repeated in artificial intelligence through innovation and enterprise of India's own. The other three options name years that were not given for this role, so A, C and D are all wrong. Two further figures from the same address are worth holding on to: STPI now runs 27 Centres of Entrepreneurship, and the Director General looked back on about three decades of change in the technology ecosystem. He also observed that students who once aimed only at securing a campus placement can today create jobs for others, and pressed for start-up ecosystems in emerging regions rather than only in the established technology hubs.
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Practice Questions
Which organisation, working under MeitY, held the Tech Conclave on AI for Health and Assistive Technologies with CIIE, IIT (BHU)?
- A.National Informatics Centre
- B.Software Technology Parks of India
- C.Centre for Development of Advanced Computing
- D.Education and Research Network
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It is a science and technology organisation under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, and it held the conclave on AI for Health and Assistive Technologies jointly with the Centre for Innovation, Incubation and Entrepreneurship of IIT (BHU) on the institute's campus at Varanasi.
Read the full explanation →Shri S. Krishnan, who delivered the keynote address at the Tech Conclave, holds which post?
- A.Director General, STPI
- B.Director, IIT (BHU)
- C.Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
- D.Chief Executive Officer, Uttar Pradesh Startup Mission
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Shri S. Krishnan spoke in that capacity, holding that artificial intelligence can make health care easier to reach, strengthen clinical decision-making and improve the delivery of services, particularly for communities with little access to health facilities.
Read the full explanation →Which set of neighbouring countries was named as receiving space-based disaster management support from India?
- A.Nepal, Bhutan and Maldives
- B.Myanmar, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka
- C.Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran
- D.Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam
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Describing how space technology serves development on earth, the Minister said India provides space-based information and support for disaster management to neighbouring countries, naming these three.
Read the full explanation →Which body organised the media roundtable on 'Space, Sovereignty and New Economy' in New Delhi?
- A.World Economic Forum
- B.Bloomberg New Economy Forum
- C.NITI Aayog
- D.IN-SPACe
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The discussion examined how a country can convert sovereign space capability into commercially competitive industry, attract private capital and build stronger supply chains while protecting national interests.
Read the full explanation →In which period was India's space sector opened to private participation, as recalled by the Minister?
- A.2014-2015
- B.2016-2017
- C.2019-2020
- D.2022-2023
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The Minister said the space sector was thrown open to private participation in 2019-2020 and that the five to six years since have already produced significant results, which is why the focus has shifted to building globally competitive commercial companies.
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