Which country did Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh visit for the Second Science and Innovation Dialogue?
- A.France
- B.Italy
- C.Germany
- D.Spain
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Explanation
The correct answer is Italy. Dr Jitendra Singh, Minister of State with independent charge for Science and Technology and for Earth Sciences, travelled to Italy from 11 to 15 November 2026 and took part in the Second Science and Innovation Dialogue with the Italian Minister of University and Research, Anna Maria Bernini. The visit follows up the Special Strategic Partnership agreed when the Prime Minister visited Italy in May 2026. Option A is a distractor worth noting, because the same release mentions that Indian start-ups are being helped to reach VivaTech in Paris, but that is a separate matter and not where this dialogue took place. Options C and D name other European partners with which India has its own science agreements, but neither hosted this round of talks. The delegation's programme in Italy also included research institutions in Trieste and an event at the Indian Embassy in Rome.
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Practice Questions
Which of these institutions visited by the Indian delegation is located in Trieste, Italy?
- A.Elettra Synchrotron facility
- B.National Physical Laboratory
- C.IKP Knowledge Park
- D.Qmet Tech Foundation
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The delegation's programme for 13 November took it to Trieste, where it visited Elettra along with the International Centre for Theoretical Physics and the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, all three of which sit in that city.
Read the full explanation →World Diabetes Day, marked by an event at the Indian Embassy in Rome during the visit, falls on which date?
- A.11 November
- B.12 November
- C.14 November
- D.15 November
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The minister's programme in Italy included an event to mark World Diabetes Day at the Indian Embassy in Rome on that date, followed by a meeting with members of the Indian community living in Italy.
Read the full explanation →Which plan of action did the first BIMSTEC Health Ministers Meeting adopt?
- A.Revised BIMSTEC Plan of Action on Public Health (2026-2030)
- B.BIMSTEC Plan of Action on Pandemic Response (2025-2035)
- C.Bay of Bengal Health Charter (2026-2036)
- D.BIMSTEC Digital Health Mission (2027-2032)
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Along with the unanimously adopted Joint Ministerial Statement, this plan was accepted at Colombo and gives the grouping a structured roadmap for cooperation in disease surveillance, pandemic preparedness, digital health, traditional medicine, the One Health approach and the development of a health workforce.
Read the full explanation →India announced that it will host the BIMSTEC Centre of Excellence in Traditional Medicine at which institution?
- A.All India Institute of Ayurveda, New Delhi
- B.National Institute of Ayurveda, Jaipur
- C.Institute of Teaching and Research in Ayurveda, Jamnagar
- D.Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences, Pune
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At Colombo the Union Health Minister announced India’s commitment to hosting the BIMSTEC Centre of Excellence in Traditional Medicine at this institute, and the Joint Ministerial Statement welcomed the initiative.
Read the full explanation →The first BIMSTEC Health Ministers Meeting was held in which city?
- A.Dhaka
- B.Colombo
- C.Bangkok
- D.Kathmandu
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The first meeting of the health ministers of the BIMSTEC countries took place in Colombo, the Sri Lankan capital, on 11 November 2026, and Sri Lanka’s Minister of Health and Mass Media, Nalinda Jayatissa, chaired the proceedings.
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