What was the theme of the 2026 Norman E Borlaug International Dialogue held in Des Moines, Iowa?
- A.Agricultural Higher Education
- B.Before Hunger Wins
- C.Powering the Global South
- D.Feeding a Warming Planet
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Explanation
The correct answer is Before Hunger Wins. This was the theme of the 2026 Norman E Borlaug International Dialogue, the World Food Prize Foundation event held from 20 to 22 October 2026 in Des Moines, Iowa, in the United States. The National Academy of Agricultural Sciences of New Delhi took part with an exhibition booth of its own publications and those of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, sent students to the Global Youth Institute, and signed an agreement with the Council for Agricultural Science and Technology of the United States. Option A, Agricultural Higher Education, was the subject of a special roundtable organised alongside the dialogue, not the theme of the dialogue itself, so it is the kind of near-miss a paper setter likes to place as a distractor. Option C belongs to an entirely different conference held in the same month and has nothing to do with food security in Iowa. Option D is an invented phrase that sounds suitable for a hunger conference but was not adopted. Candidates should separate the event's theme from the themes of sessions inside it.
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Practice Questions
Which Indian student won the Global Youth Institute Award at the World Food Prize Foundation event?
- A.Ms Ameena Nazreen A S
- B.Dr M. L. Jat
- C.Ms Anjali Sharma
- D.Dr Norman E Borlaug
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She won the Global Youth Institute Award, which carries a cash prize of US$500, at the World Food Prize Foundation event held in Des Moines, Iowa, in the United States.
Read the full explanation →The National Academy of Agricultural Sciences signed a Memorandum of Understanding at the event with which organisation?
- A.Indian Council of Agricultural Research
- B.World Food Prize Foundation
- C.Council for Agricultural Science and Technology, USA
- D.Department of Agricultural Research and Education
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The National Academy of Agricultural Sciences signed a Memorandum of Understanding with CAST at the 2026 Norman E Borlaug International Dialogue, and the agreement is meant to open new avenues of cooperation in agricultural research, in capacity development and in the exchange of knowledge, strengthening institutional links and creating room…
Read the full explanation →Which of the following did the President NOT say at the award ceremony?
- A.Traditional artists in remote areas should be trained in new technologies
- B.Artists need financial support and links with art collectors
- C.Art should reach schools, universities and public spaces
- D.Art galleries should be closed down across the country
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Her point was the opposite in spirit: art should not be confined to galleries but should also travel to schools, universities, public spaces and wider sections of society, which makes option C a statement she did make.
Read the full explanation →Who presented the Lalit Kala Akademi Awards to the selected artists of the 65th National Exhibition of Art?
- A.The President of India
- B.The Vice-President of India
- C.The Prime Minister
- D.The Union Minister of Culture
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President Droupadi Murmu handed over the Lalit Kala Akademi Awards to the artists selected for the 65th National Exhibition of Art at a ceremony in New Delhi, and at the same function she felicitated the Grand Prize winners and the Honourable Mentions of the third Print Biennale India.
Read the full explanation →The Grand Prize winners of which event were felicitated along with the Lalit Kala Akademi awardees?
- A.Kala Kumbh
- B.Print Biennale India
- C.India Art Fair
- D.Kochi-Muziris Biennale
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Besides giving away the Lalit Kala Akademi Awards to the artists of the 65th National Exhibition of Art, the President felicitated the Grand Prize winners and the artists who received Honourable Mentions at the third edition of the Print Biennale India, which is the Akademi's platform devoted to printmaking.
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