The NITI Aayog-TEXMiN Joint Statement of Intent is aligned with the objectives of which mission?
- A.National Green Hydrogen Mission
- B.National Critical Mineral Mission
- C.National Quantum Mission
- D.Deep Ocean Mission
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Explanation
The correct answer is the National Critical Mineral Mission. The collaboration is stated to align with that mission's objectives and with the vision of an Aatmanirbhar and Viksit Bharat, as it seeks to advance indigenous technological capability and build resilient and sustainable value chains for critical minerals. Option A is wrong because the green hydrogen mission deals with hydrogen production and use, not with mineral value chains. Option C is wrong because the quantum mission supports quantum technologies and was not referenced in this agreement. Option D is wrong because the Deep Ocean Mission concerns deep sea exploration and ocean resources; while seabed minerals are a related subject, the alignment named here is with the mineral mission. Cooperation under the statement runs across research and technology development, strategic studies, policy support and capacity building.
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Practice Questions
TEXMiN, which signed a Joint Statement of Intent with NITI Aayog on critical minerals, is located at which institute?
- A.IIT Kharagpur
- B.IIT (ISM) Dhanbad
- C.IIT Bombay
- D.IIT Madras
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TEXMiN is the Technology Translation Research Park at that institute and is an initiative of the Department of Science and Technology; the Joint Statement of Intent with NITI Aayog was signed during a visit by a Member of NITI Aayog to the campus.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following was named as a secondary resource for recovering critical minerals?
- A.Coal fly ash
- B.River sand
- C.Limestone dust
- D.Sea salt
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Addressing the symposium on critical minerals and rare earths, the NITI Aayog Member highlighted the scope for recovering critical minerals from secondary resources, naming coal fly ash, red mud, mine tailings and electronic waste.
Read the full explanation →When did the Union Cabinet approve the IndiaAI Mission?
- A.7 March 2024
- B.1 February 2023
- C.15 August 2025
- D.7 March 2022
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The IndiaAI Mission was cleared by the Union Cabinet on that date, guided by the vision of making AI in India and making AI work for India, and it aims to address problems specific to the country, create economic and employment opportunities, and place India among the leaders in artificial…
Read the full explanation →Under which pillar of the IndiaAI Mission were the developers of EKA-1 and Dhir selected?
- A.IndiaAI Compute Capacity
- B.IndiaAI Innovation Centre (Foundation Models)
- C.IndiaAI FutureSkills
- D.Safe and Trusted AI
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Soket Labs and ZenteiQ are among the teams picked under this pillar to build indigenous foundation capabilities and large language models, and the mission supported them with subsidised national AI compute together with help for allied research costs.
Read the full explanation →Which organisation developed the open-source Dhir 2B and Dhir 5B models?
- A.Soket Labs Technology and Research
- B.Centre for Development of Advanced Computing
- C.ZenteiQ AiTech Innovations
- D.Bharat Electronics Limited
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ZenteiQ introduced the open-source Dhir 2B and Dhir 5B models, which can be deployed as secure, on-premise multilingual assistants supporting English and 10 Indian languages.
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