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Which declaration was adopted at the closing plenary of the Dryland Congress 2026?

  1. A.The New Delhi Declaration on Food Security
  2. B.The Delhi Declaration on Drylands
  3. C.The Global South Charter on Agriculture
  4. D.The Bharat Declaration on Arid Farming

Correct answer

B. The Delhi Declaration on Drylands

Explanation

The correct answer is the Delhi Declaration on Drylands. The three-day Congress ended in New Delhi and its closing plenary endorsed this document, which is written in short as 3D. Participating governments, institutions, partners and delegates backed it. The declaration sets out a shared agenda for changing dryland agriculture across the Global South through collaboration, knowledge exchange, innovation and collective action. Option A is wrong because the release names drylands and not food security in the title of the document, even though food security was discussed at the Congress. Option C is wrong because no charter of that name was adopted; the outcome was a declaration and not a charter. Option D is wrong because the document carries the name of the host city, Delhi, and not the word Bharat. Candidates should link the host city of a summit with the declaration named after it.

Read the full article: Dryland Congress 2026 Adopts Delhi Declaration on Drylands

Practice Questions

Q1.Summits & ConferencesMedium

How many nominations did the first edition of the ISSCA Global Awards receive, and from how many countries?

  1. A.120 nominations from 24 countries
  2. B.170 nominations from 34 countries
  3. C.210 nominations from 44 countries
  4. D.150 nominations from 30 countries
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Correct answer: B. 170 nominations from 34 countries

The ISSCA Global Awards are an annual flagship initiative that recognises proven agricultural innovations from institutions across the Global South, chosen for their potential to be scaled up and adapted across countries.

Q2.Summits & ConferencesMedium

The closing day of the Dryland Congress 2026 coincided with which observance?

  1. A.World Food Day
  2. B.World Soil Day
  3. C.United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation
  4. D.World Day to Combat Desertification
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Correct answer: C. United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation

The final day of the Congress opened with a commemoration ceremony for this day. Messages were read from the Secretary-General of the United Nations, from the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization and from Ms Dima Al-Khatib, Director of the United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation.

Q4.Summits & ConferencesMedium

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?

  1. A.Fuel minerals such as coal
  2. B.Minor minerals
  3. C.Critical minerals
  4. D.Atomic minerals
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Correct answer: C. Critical minerals

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.