Who delivered the inaugural theme address at the IICA stakeholder consultation?
- A.Niraj Gupta
- B.Gyaneshwar Kumar Singh, Director General and CEO, IICA
- C.Amarjeet Sinha
- D.Richard Rekhy
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Explanation
The correct answer is Gyaneshwar Kumar Singh, the Director General and Chief Executive Officer of IICA, who gave the inaugural theme address and underlined the need for continuous and meaningful dialogue between the public and private sectors. Option A is wrong but close: Niraj Gupta, who heads the School of Corporate Governance and Public Policy, set the context for the meeting and framed its key questions rather than delivering the theme address. Option C is wrong because Amarjeet Sinha, a retired IAS officer and former Secretary to the Government of India, gave one of the special addresses, in which he argued for collaborative governance and predictable policy. Option D is wrong because Richard Rekhy, Vice Chairman of Grant Thornton Bharat, also spoke in that session, on financial acumen and value chains.
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Practice Questions
The Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA) functions under which ministry?
- A.Ministry of Finance
- B.Ministry of Corporate Affairs
- C.Ministry of Commerce and Industry
- D.Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
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IICA is a think tank established under the aegis of that ministry and works to serve the corporate sector through knowledge, governance and transformation, which is why a consultation on the public policy function sits naturally within its mandate.
Read the full explanation →Where was the IICA high-level Stakeholder Consultation on public policy and corporate affairs held?
- A.Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi
- B.Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi
- C.India Habitat Centre, New Delhi
- D.IICA campus, Manesar
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The correct answer is the India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, where IICA convened the high-level consultation on ‘Public Policy & Corporate Affairs: Evolving Roles & Professional Development’.
Read the full explanation →The Living Roots Originals initiative, highlighted at the festival, has been developed with which organisation?
- A.Sahitya Akademi
- B.National Book Trust
- C.Indian Performing Right Society (IPRS)
- D.Sangeet Natak Akademi
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At the valedictory session, Smt. Ranjana Chopra, Secretary in the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, described Living Roots Originals as an initiative developed in collaboration with IPRS to recognise and protect the creative rights of tribal musicians and performers.
Read the full explanation →How many languages were represented at the National Tribal Literary Festival, and how many of them were tribal languages?
- A.19 languages, of which 15 were tribal languages
- B.23 languages, of which 27 were tribal languages
- C.27 languages, of which 23 were tribal languages
- D.31 languages, of which 22 were tribal languages
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Summing up the two-day festival at the valedictory session, Dr. K. Srinivasa Rao, a former Secretary of the Sahitya Akademi, counted that many languages in the readings and discussions and noted how many of them were tribal tongues.
Read the full explanation →What was the theme of the National Tribal Literary Festival that concluded in New Delhi?
- A.Tribal Art and Craft of Bharat
- B.From Oral Tradition to Contemporary Tribal Literature
- C.Languages of the Forest
- D.Tribal Pride and National Development
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The Ministry of Tribal Affairs organised the two-day National Tribal Literary Festival at the India Habitat Centre in New Delhi, and it closed on 13 November 2026 under exactly that theme, which framed every session of the programme.
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