What did India offer to the African Union at the ministerial?
- A.India Stack digital solutions including DPI
- B.A line of credit for semiconductor plants
- C.Membership of the International Solar Alliance
- D.Supply of indigenous supercomputers
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Explanation
The correct answer is India Stack digital solutions including DPI. In the meeting with Prof. Gaspard Banyankimbona, Commissioner for Education, Science, Technology and Innovation of the African Union, India underlined its commitment to a deeper partnership with Africa by offering these digital public infrastructure solutions to African countries. Option B describes a credit line for semiconductor manufacturing; semiconductors did come up at this ministerial, but in the bilateral with the United States, where the minister sought greater American investment in ISM 2.0. Option C names the International Solar Alliance, a body in the renewable energy field that this release does not touch. Option D speaks of supplying supercomputers, which is not what was offered. Remember the pairing: Africa and India Stack, the United States and semiconductors, AI and data centres.
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Practice Questions
Where was the G20 Innovation Ministers' Meeting held?
- A.Chapel Hill, North Carolina
- B.Raleigh, North Carolina
- C.Washington DC
- D.Boston, Massachusetts
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The hosts were the United States Department of Commerce and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, and the consensus text agreed there takes its name from the State, being called the Carolina Principles for Emerging Technologies.
Read the full explanation →Who led the Indian delegation to the G20 Innovation Ministers' Meeting?
- A.The Minister of External Affairs
- B.Shri Jitin Prasada, Minister of State
- C.The Principal Scientific Adviser
- D.The CEO of NITI Aayog
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That double charge explains why he led a delegation on innovation, since the agenda ran across technology policy and trade in technology alike.
Read the full explanation →Who is the Minister of State for Coal and Mines who spoke at the 4th Conference of Mining Ministers in Goa?
- A.Keshav Chandra
- B.Satish Chandra Dubey
- C.G. Kishan Reddy
- D.Pralhad Joshi
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At the conference he stressed that States must make collective efforts to speed up mining initiatives and help the country become self-reliant in minerals.
Read the full explanation →At the 4th Conference of Mining Ministers, Union Minister G. Kishan Reddy called for faster mineral exploration mainly in view of the growing demand for which category of minerals?
- A.Fuel minerals such as coal
- B.Minor minerals
- C.Critical minerals
- D.Atomic minerals
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Speaking at the conference in Goa, Union Minister of Coal and Mines G. Kishan Reddy said the Centre and the States must work together to expedite mineral exploration, particularly because demand for critical minerals is growing.
Read the full explanation →Where was the 4th Conference of Mining Ministers, which concluded in November 2026, held?
- A.Bhubaneswar
- B.Goa
- C.Hyderabad
- D.Ranchi
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The Ministry of Mines reported on 6 November 2026 that the two-day 4th Conference of Mining Ministers had concluded in Goa, where Union Coal and Mines Minister G. Kishan Reddy urged the Centre and the States to work together to speed up mineral exploration.
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