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Q1Consider the following statements about components of the IndiaAI Mission: 1. IndiaAI Innovation Centre is meant to develop indigenous large multimodal models and domain-specific foundational models. 2. IndiaAI Datasets Platform is intended to streamline access to quality non-personal datasets. 3. IndiaAI Application Development Initiative can use problem statements sourced from Central Ministries and State Departments. Which of the statements given above are correct?
All three statements are correct. The Cabinet release lists these as distinct pillars: an Innovation Centre for indigenous models, a Datasets Platform for non-personal datasets, and an Application Development Initiative based on problem statements from government institutions.
Q2Consider the following statements about NITI Aayog's Responsible AI principles: 1. The equality principle says AI systems may treat individuals differently even under the same circumstances relevant to a decision. 2. The privacy and security principle says access to data should be provided only to authorised persons with sufficient safeguards. 3. The accountability principle expects stakeholders to conduct risk and impact assessments for AI systems. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statement 1 is incorrect because the equality principle requires equal treatment under the same relevant circumstances. Statements 2 and 3 correctly reflect the privacy-security and accountability principles.
Q3Consider the following statements about transparency and accountability in Responsible AI: 1. NITI Aayog's transparency principle says the design and functioning of an AI system should be recorded and made available for external scrutiny and audit to the extent possible. 2. Its accountability principle says stakeholders involved in design, development and deployment must be responsible for their actions. 3. Its accountability principle says grievance-redressal mechanisms are unnecessary where AI has an adverse impact. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statements 1 and 2 are correct. Statement 3 is incorrect because the accountability principle explicitly refers to creating mechanisms for grievance redressal in case of adverse impact.
Q4Consider the following statements on institutions for AI governance: 1. The India AI Governance Guidelines describe MeitY as an apex ministry for the development of AI policy. 2. NITI Aayog is described as the anchor institution for India's National AI Strategy, with strategic vision, policy advisory support and cross-sectoral coordination roles. 3. The Guidelines recommend establishing an AI Governance Group to coordinate overall policy development and align AI governance frameworks with national priorities. 4. The Technology & Policy Expert Committee is recommended as a replacement for all sectoral regulators, including the RBI and SEBI. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statements 1, 2 and 3 are true. Statement 4 is false: the Technology & Policy Expert Committee is to provide expert inputs to the AI Governance Group; it is not described as replacing sectoral regulators.
Q5Consider the following statements about BHASHINI: 1. BHASHINI is described as a National Language Translation Mission using AI and natural language processing technologies. 2. BHASHINI is implemented by NITI Aayog as a tax-compliance platform. 3. BHASHINI aims to bridge the language divide by enabling access to content and services in preferred languages. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statements 1 and 3 are correct. Statement 2 is false because PIB says BHASHINI is implemented by the Digital India BHASHINI Division under Digital India Corporation, not by NITI Aayog as a tax-compliance platform.
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6Consider the following statements about practical regulatory guidance in India's AI Governance Guidelines: 1. Developers or deployers may be expected to publish transparency reports evaluating risk of harm in the Indian context. 2. Sensitive or proprietary information in transparency reports must always be released publicly without confidential submission to regulators. 3. Appropriate regulators or agencies should choose the most useful, relevant and least burdensome policy instrument. 4. The guidelines mention techno-legal tools such as privacy-enhancing technologies, machine unlearning, algorithmic auditing and automated bias detection. Which of the statements given above are correct?
7Consider the following statements about AI in rural public administration: 1. A PIB backgrounder links AI with rural development across agriculture, healthcare, skilling, employment and local governance. 2. The same backgrounder says AI is being institutionalised to replace human capacity in public administration. 3. The backgrounder describes AI as an integrated public infrastructure aligned with inclusive development goals. Which of the statements given above are correct?
8Consider the following statements: 1. In the IIPA lecture release, the Vice President described AI as redefining governance by helping governments better understand, respond to and serve citizens. 2. The release linked AI in governance with faster, smarter and more transparent governance and targeted welfare delivery. 3. The release stated that AI should replace fairness, accountability and ethics in public administration. Which of the statements given above are correct?
9Consider the following statements on AI risk mitigation and accountability in India AI Governance Guidelines: 1. CERT-In is described as a national agency for cyber incident response, coordination and real-time threat advisories. 2. The Guidelines recommend a national, federated AI incident-reporting mechanism to track harms and inform oversight. 3. They recommend human oversight and safeguards to mitigate loss-of-control risks in sensitive and critical sectors. 4. The Data Protection Board of India is described as the statutory enforcement body under the Information Technology Act, 2000. Which of the statements given above are correct?
10Consider the following statements about the IndiaAI Mission: 1. The Union Cabinet approved the comprehensive national-level IndiaAI Mission with a budget outlay of Rs. 10,371.92 crore. 2. The Mission is implemented by NITI Aayog as an independent business division under the Planning Commission. 3. The IndiaAI Compute Capacity pillar envisages AI compute infrastructure of 10,000 or more GPUs through public-private partnership. 4. The Safe & Trusted AI pillar is mainly a startup-risk-capital window and does not cover governance frameworks. Which of the statements given above are correct?
11Consider the following statements on AI use in smart-city administration: 1. AI-driven service delivery can include predictive service delivery using citizen data, rationalisation of administrative personnel and AI-based grievance redressal through chatbots. 2. Connected devices in smart cities also increase cyber-security risks. 3. AI can be used in smart parks and public facilities to monitor patronage and control systems such as pavement lighting and maintenance conditions. 4. NITI Aayog's strategy states that Surat's crime rate increased by 27% after AI-powered safety systems were implemented. Which of the statements given above are correct?
12Consider the following statements about digital governance platforms relevant to AI-enabled public administration: 1. The National AI Portal was developed to provide all information related to artificial intelligence to stakeholders at a single place. 2. MeitY notified the Policy on Open Application Programming Interfaces in 2015 for efficient data sharing among governmental agencies. 3. e-Taal displays only G2C transactions and excludes G2B and B2C e-services from its dashboard. 4. GST-Prime helps tax administrators analyse and monitor tax collection and compliance. Which of the statements given above are correct?
13Consider the following statements on the IndiaAI Safety Institute and Safe & Trusted AI pillar: 1. The IndiaAI Safety Institute was announced under the Safe and Trusted pillar of the IndiaAI Mission to address AI risks and safety challenges. 2. The Institute is stated to work only with private-sector partners and not with government ministries or departments. 3. It is to be set up on a hub-and-spoke model with research and academic institutions and private-sector partners joining the hub. 4. Themes in the second Expression of Interest include watermarking and labelling, ethical AI frameworks, AI risk assessment and management, stress-testing tools and deepfake detection tools. Which of the statements given above are correct?
14Consider the following statements about Safe and Trusted AI under the IndiaAI Mission: 1. It recognises the need for guardrails for responsible development, deployment and adoption of AI. 2. It enables responsible AI projects including indigenous tools and self-assessment checklists for innovators. 3. It expressly excludes guidelines and governance frameworks from its scope. Which of the statements given above are correct?
15Consider the following statements about Bhashini: 1. Bhashini is described as an AI-powered language translation platform supporting digital inclusion in India's diverse languages. 2. It aims to build a National Public Digital Platform for languages to develop citizen services and products. 3. Its model is described as excluding government and academia from contribution to keep the platform private-sector-only. Which of the statements given above are correct?