Which workshop at the 153rd IPU Assembly introduced a reference framework for strengthening the parliamentary response to terrorism?

The correct answer is Arusha, Tanzania. The Rajya Sabha Secretariat records that the Indian Parliamentary Delegation continued its participation in the 153rd IPU Assembly at Arusha in Tanzania, and that the second day of the Assembly was 6 October 2026. In the evening of that day the Indian High Commission organised a cultural programme for the delegation, after which the members met the Indian diaspora. Option A, Nairobi in Kenya, is wrong because no Kenyan venue is mentioned in the account of the Assembly. Option C, Geneva in Switzerland, is a plausible distractor since the IPU keeps its headquarters there, but the Assembly described in this note was not held in Geneva. Option D, Kampala in Uganda, is wrong for the same reason as Nairobi: the only African venue named is Arusha, where the committees, workshops and panel discussions reported all took place.

The correct answer is Harivansh, Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha. He heads the delegation and, on the floor of the Assembly, used the Right of Reply to answer uncalled-for remarks made by Pakistan on Kashmir, stating that Kashmir is an integral and inalienable part of India and that Pakistan has no locus standi in India's internal affairs. Option A is wrong because Anurag Singh Thakur took part in the Standing Committee on Democracy and Human Rights and in the debate on the draft resolution concerning people living with disabilities, but as a member rather than leader. Option B is wrong because Dr Sasmit Patra joined a panel discussion on parliaments and military artificial intelligence and contributed to drafting that resolution. Option D is wrong because Dr Sanjay Jaiswal attended the IPU Committee on Health and a field visit with that committee.

The correct answer is Dr Sasmit Patra, a member of the Rajya Sabha. He joined the panel discussion of the Standing Committee on Peace and International Security on the role of parliaments in securing peace in the age of military artificial intelligence, and he also took part in the work of the Standing Committee on Democracy and Human Rights, contributing to the drafting of the resolution on the rights of people living with disabilities. Option A is wrong because Kamaljeet Sehrawat attended the meeting of the Standing Committee on Peace and International Security and spoke in the debate on parliamentary diplomacy, mediation and dialogue for lasting peace. Option B is wrong because N. K. Premachandran attended workshops on the parliamentary response to terrorism and on critical minerals. Option D is wrong because Dr Sanjay Jaiswal worked with the IPU Committee on Health.

The correct answer is the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF), which signed a Letter of Intent with the Department of Science and Technology. Option B, the Zurich University of Applied Sciences, signed a different instrument with the same department, an Implementation Agreement, so it is the commonest trap in this question. Option C, Foundation Switzerland Innovation, was represented at the meeting but did not sign the Letter of Intent. Option D is not among the signatories named. The Swiss National Science Foundation is also the agency working with the Ministry of Earth Sciences on mountain and glacier research and with the Department of Biotechnology and the Indian Council of Medical Research on One Health. Pair each Swiss institution with the exact instrument it signed, since questions on bilateral visits very often turn on that distinction alone.

The correct answer is CHF 45 million. President Guy Parmelin announced this further allocation during his bilateral meeting with Dr Jitendra Singh in New Delhi and said Switzerland expects a corresponding commitment from India so that the joint research framework can be consolidated. He also described India as a rapidly emerging global research and development power and said Switzerland wants to position itself as a preferred long-term partner in education, research and innovation. Options A, C and D are near figures meant to test recall of the exact amount, and none of them is the sum announced, so each is wrong. The amount should be remembered alongside the name of the mechanism it supports, the Indo-Swiss Research Framework. The framework is designed to carry cooperation beyond individual projects into a lasting, system-level arrangement between the two countries.