Who has been invited to deliver the opening keynote at the International Space Summit on India's future human spaceflight?
- A.The Prime Minister of India
- B.Dr Jitendra Singh
- C.The Chairman of ISRO and Secretary, Department of Space
- D.The Principal Scientific Adviser
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Explanation
The correct answer is the Chairman of ISRO, who is also Secretary of the Department of Space. The release says clearly that this office holder has been invited to deliver the opening keynote, and that the subject of the keynote is India's future human spaceflight in Low Earth Orbit. Option A, the Prime Minister, is wrong but very close to a true fact, and that is exactly why it is dangerous: Prof Baptiste thanked India for a proposed video message from Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the Summit. A video message is not the opening keynote. Option B, Dr Jitendra Singh, led the Indian side in this bilateral meeting and said India looks forward to participating in the Summit, but the keynote invitation was not extended to him. Option D, the Principal Scientific Adviser, does not figure in this release at all. Note also the additional Indian presentations offered: design and manufacturing technologies in space, connectivity from space, and exploration beyond the International Space Station.
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Practice Questions
In which city is the International Space Summit discussed by India and France being held?
- A.Vienna
- B.Paris
- C.Toulouse
- D.Geneva
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The release states that the virtual bilateral meeting between Dr Jitendra Singh and Prof Philippe Baptiste took place ahead of the International Space Summit, which is scheduled in Paris on 9 and 10 September 2026.
Read the full explanation →Megha-Tropiques and SARAL are joint satellite missions of ISRO with which agency?
- A.NASA
- B.JAXA
- C.CNES
- D.Roscosmos
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The release recalls that India and France have shared a close space partnership spanning nearly six decades, and that cooperation between ISRO and CNES has included the joint satellite missions Megha-Tropiques and SARAL.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following is NOT one of the Pillar II thematic clusters of Horizon Europe named as matching India's research priorities?
- A.Health
- B.Climate, energy and mobility
- C.Defence procurement and arms exports
- D.Food and the bioeconomy
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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.
Read the full explanation →The exploration of India's association with Horizon Europe was launched after a summit held on which date?
- A.27 January 2026
- B.15 July 2026
- C.7 November 2026
- D.15 August 2025
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According to the announcement, an exploration of the possible association was launched after the India-EU Summit held on that date, which the Ministry of Science and Technology calls historic.
Read the full explanation →India concluded association negotiations with the European Union for which programme?
- A.Erasmus Plus
- B.Horizon Europe
- C.Copernicus
- D.Galileo
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The Ministry of Science and Technology announced that India and the European Union had successfully completed negotiations for India's association with Horizon Europe, which the release describes as the EU's flagship research and innovation programme.
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