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UPSC Prelims 2026 GS Paper 1, question 78

Topic: International relations and organisations

Q78

The Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany visited India in January, 2026. Which of the following is/are not correct in terms of outcomes of this visit ?

  1. Signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the All India Institute of Ayurveda and the University of Hamburg

  2. Signing of a Memorandum of Understanding on Youth Hockey Development between Hockey India and the German Hockey Federation

  3. Establishment of a bilateral dialogue mechanism on the Indo-Pacific

  4. Opening of an Honorary Consul of Germany in Lucknow

Select the answer using the code given below :

  1. (a) 2 and 3
  2. (b) 1 and 4Correct answer
  3. (c) 3 and 4
  4. (d) 1 only

Solution.

Answer: (b) 1 and 4

  1. Statement 1 is incorrect: the Ayurveda MoU signed during Chancellor Merz's visit in January 2026 was between the All India Institute of Ayurveda and Charité in Berlin, not the University of Hamburg.
  2. Statements 2 and 3 are correct: the visit's list of outcomes includes the Hockey India and German Hockey Federation MoU on youth hockey development and a new bilateral dialogue mechanism on the Indo-Pacific.
  3. Statement 4 is incorrect: the list announced an Honorary Consul of Germany in Ahmedabad, not Lucknow.

Trap: The question asks which outcomes are not correct, so Statements 1 and 4 give option (b).