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Which three-part message did the Vice-President give to the IN-STEP delegates?

  1. A.Reform, perform and transform
  2. B.Think globally, engage strategically, act in cohesion
  3. C.Learn, unlearn and relearn
  4. D.Plan, produce and prosper

Correct answer

B. Think globally, engage strategically, act in cohesion

Explanation

The correct answer is think globally, engage strategically, act in cohesion. The Vice-President offered these three ideas as the philosophy behind the programme while urging countries of the Global South to respond together to challenges that cut across technology, cyberspace, artificial intelligence, energy and maritime security, climate change and supply chains. The other options are slogans associated with other contexts and were not the message delivered here, so they are wrong. In the same address he described corruption as a major challenge before Global South countries and asked delegates to build corruption-free systems at every level, and he recalled Vaccine Maitri while saying that scientific advances should benefit all of humanity, in the spirit of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam. Questions on this story usually ask either for the motto or for the participation figures.

Read the full article: Vice-President Opens 4th IN-STEP with 22 Nations Taking Part

Practice Questions

Q1.InternationalMedium

How many countries are represented among the international delegates at the fourth edition of IN-STEP?

  1. A.16
  2. B.22
  3. C.25
  4. D.38
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Correct answer: B. 22

The fourth edition of the International Strategic Engagement Programme has 38 delegates in all, and of these 25 are international delegates who have come from 22 countries, among them Sri Lanka, Seychelles, Mongolia, Nepal, Mauritius, Maldives, Oman, Guyana, Chile, Argentina, the Philippines, Thailand, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, Qatar, Myanmar, Uzbekistan and Brazil.

Q2.InternationalMedium

IN-STEP is organised jointly by the Ministry of External Affairs, the Ministry of Defence and which other body?

  1. A.NITI Aayog
  2. B.National Security Council Secretariat
  3. C.Indian Council of World Affairs
  4. D.Ministry of Home Affairs
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Correct answer: B. National Security Council Secretariat

The programme is put together by the two ministries along with that secretariat, and it is conducted in association with the National Defence College, which is where such strategic courses are run.

Q3.InternationalMedium

Which of the following is NOT one of the Pillar II thematic clusters of Horizon Europe named as matching India's research priorities?

  1. A.Health
  2. B.Climate, energy and mobility
  3. C.Defence procurement and arms exports
  4. D.Food and the bioeconomy
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Correct answer: C. Defence procurement and arms exports

The clusters listed under Pillar II of Horizon Europe in the announcement are health; digital technologies, industry and space; climate, energy and mobility; and food and the bioeconomy.