Daily Static Quiz Prelims Practice 2027
The AI Impact Summit was held at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi on 18–19 February 2026, with the theme Sarvajan Hitaya, Sarvajan Sukhaya and three Sutras: People, Planet, Progress; the New Delhi Declaration is voluntary and non-binding. Paris hosted the AI Action Summit (2025), a frequent name trap, Seoul hosted the AI Seoul Summit (2024), and Bletchley Park, UK hosted the first AI Safety Summit (2023).
- The 18th BRICS Summit, held in New Delhi in 2026, marked India's fourth chairship of the grouping.
- The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation was founded in 2001.
Statement 1 is correct — the 18th BRICS Summit (12–13 September 2026, Bharat Mandapam) was India's fourth chairship, and the New Delhi Declaration was adopted by consensus; BRICS was formed in 2006, and its first summit was in 2009. Statement 2 is correct too, since the SCO was founded in 2001, and its 2026 summit in Bishkek was the 26th Council of Heads of State, marking 25 years — the summit number is not the organisation's age.
Option (b) is incorrect — APEC members are indeed called economies, with Hong Kong and Chinese Taipei taking part, but India is not a member of APEC's 21 member economies. Options (a), (c), and (d) are all correct — the AU (55 members) replaced the OAU in 2002; the AU joined the G20 as a permanent member in 2023, during India's presidency; and under Article 5, an armed attack on one NATO ally is treated as an attack on all.
- Assertion (A): COP31 is being hosted by Türkiye, while Australia leads the negotiations.
- Reason (R): The President of COP31 is an Australian minister.
Assertion A is correct — COP31 (9–20 November 2026) is hosted at Antalya, Türkiye, under an arrangement that splits roles, with Türkiye hosting and Australia leading negotiations; the Pre-COP was held in Fiji and Tuvalu. Reason R is incorrect — the COP31 President is Murat Kurum of Türkiye, while Australia's Chris Bowen is President of Negotiations. Hosting and negotiation leadership are separate roles.
- The 2026 G7 Summit was held at Évian-les-Bains, France.
- India is a member of the G7.
- The 2026 NATO Summit was held in Brussels.
- Following Timor-Leste's accession, ASEAN has 11 members.
Statement 1 is correct — the 52nd G7 Summit was held at Évian-les-Bains, France, on 15–17 June 2026. Statement 2 is incorrect — India is not a G7 member; it attended as a guest for the 13th time, and France first invited India in 2003. Statement 3 is incorrect — the 36th NATO Summit was held in Ankara, Türkiye on 7–8 July 2026, Türkiye's second time hosting after Istanbul (2004). Statement 4 is correct, as Timor-Leste is ASEAN's newest member, taking membership to 11, and the Philippines holds the 2026 chairship.
