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Which plan of action did the first BIMSTEC Health Ministers Meeting adopt?

  1. A.Revised BIMSTEC Plan of Action on Public Health (2026-2030)
  2. B.BIMSTEC Plan of Action on Pandemic Response (2025-2035)
  3. C.Bay of Bengal Health Charter (2026-2036)
  4. D.BIMSTEC Digital Health Mission (2027-2032)

Correct answer

A. Revised BIMSTEC Plan of Action on Public Health (2026-2030)

Explanation

The correct answer is the Revised BIMSTEC Plan of Action on Public Health (2026-2030). 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. Option B is wrong because no plan of action on pandemic response with those years was adopted, although emergency preparedness and early warning systems do figure among the priorities of the statement. Option C is wrong because no Bay of Bengal Health Charter was signed at the meeting. Option D is wrong because the digital health idea at Colombo took a different shape: the ministers agreed to explore a BIMSTEC Digital Health Framework to encourage telemedicine, interoperable electronic health records and the use of artificial intelligence in diagnostics and disease modelling, which is a framework to be examined rather than a mission adopted for a fixed period.

Read the full article: First BIMSTEC Health Ministers Meeting Held in Colombo

Practice Questions

Q2.InternationalMedium

India announced that it will host the BIMSTEC Centre of Excellence in Traditional Medicine at which institution?

  1. A.All India Institute of Ayurveda, New Delhi
  2. B.National Institute of Ayurveda, Jaipur
  3. C.Institute of Teaching and Research in Ayurveda, Jamnagar
  4. D.Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences, Pune
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Correct answer: C. Institute of Teaching and Research in Ayurveda, Jamnagar

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.

Q3.InternationalEasy

Which office does Volodymyr Zelenskyy hold?

  1. A.Prime Minister of Ukraine
  2. B.President of Ukraine
  3. C.Foreign Minister of Ukraine
  4. D.Speaker of the Ukrainian Parliament
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Correct answer: B. President of Ukraine

It was in that capacity that he held the telephone conversation with India's Prime Minister on 9 November 2026 and shared his perspective on the recent developments in the ongoing conflict.

Q4.InternationalMedium

Which position did the Prime Minister of India reiterate during his call with the President of Ukraine?

  1. A.That the conflict must be resolved through dialogue and diplomacy
  2. B.That India would send troops as peacekeepers
  3. C.That India would impose trade sanctions
  4. D.That the dispute should be referred to arbitration by a third country
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Correct answer: A. That the conflict must be resolved through dialogue and diplomacy

That has been India's consistent stand, and the Prime Minister restated it during the telephone conversation along with India's human-centric approach, which puts the suffering of ordinary people before the competing claims of the warring sides.