RAS question
India's National AI Portal is known as:
Correct answer: (D) INDIAai.
India's National AI Portal is known as INDIAai, hosted at indiaai.gov.in.
Explanation
INDIAai is the official name attached to India's National AI Portal. The PIB release identifies it as the National AI Portal and gives the portal address as INDIAai.gov.in. It also states that the portal is a joint initiative of the Ministry of Electronics and IT, the National e-Governance Division and NASSCOM. The recognised portal name is INDIAai, not a generic AI web address or a descriptive label. The portal functions as a knowledge hub for India's AI ecosystem, covering research articles, government initiatives, startup ecosystem information, datasets and learning resources.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) AI.gov.in sounds like a possible government web address, but PIB identifies the National AI Portal as INDIAai.gov.in, not AI.gov.in.
- (B) BharatAI is not the name used by PIB for the National AI Portal or for the joint MeitY-NeGD-NASSCOM initiative.
- (C) SmartAI is a generic-sounding label, while India's National AI Portal is known as INDIAai.
Concept
This tests government digital initiatives in science and technology, especially official platforms linked to AI policy and the innovation ecosystem. Such names recur in RAS because they connect institutions, technology governance and current government programmes.