Geopolitics & World News Involving India (Questions 1–10)
Q1. On 20 February 2026, India signed an agreement to join which U.S.-led coalition aimed at building resilient supply chains for critical minerals, electronics and AI?
A) Quad Critical Minerals Forum
B) Pax Silica
C) Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) Supply Chain Pillar
D) Minerals Security Partnership (MSP)
Correct Answer: B.
Explanation: Pax Silica (signed by Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw with U.S. Under Secretary Jacob Helberg at the AI Impact Summit) counters China’s dominance in rare earth refining and economic coercion. Members include US, Canada, Japan, South Korea and EU.
Q2. What is the primary objective of Pax Silica as stated by U.S. Under Secretary Jacob Helberg on 20 Feb 2026?
A) Military alliance against China
B) Joint space exploration programme
C) Reclaiming sovereignty over economic security and rejecting “weaponised dependency”
D) Global climate finance mechanism
Correct Answer: C.
Q3. At the India AI Impact Summit 2026 (concluding phase on 20 Feb), Google CEO Sundar Pichai announced which initiative involving three new subsea cable corridors to make India a global AI hub?
A) India Stack 2.0
B) Indo-Pacific Cable Initiative
C) Digital Silk Road
D) America-India Connect (AIC)
Correct Answer: D.
Explanation: AIC includes India–South Africa, India–Singapore and India–Australia corridors with Visakhapatnam as the third international landing station; part of Google’s $15 billion India AI plan.













