Which of the following statement/s about 'India Ideas Summit, 2020' is/are correct ? 1. It was organised by US – India Business Council virtually on 22nd July, 2020. 2. The theme of the Summit was 'Empowering India'. Select the correct answer from the codes given below.
- (a)1 only
- (b)2 only
- (c)Both 1 and 2
- (d)Neither 1 nor 2
Correct — A, 1 only. The 45th India Ideas Summit was organised by the US-India Business Council (USIBC) and held virtually on 22 July 2020, so statement 1 is correct. However, its theme was 'Building a Better Future', not 'Empowering India', so statement 2 is false. Only statement 1 holds, giving (a).
- (b)2 only — Reverses the truth values — statement 1 (USIBC, virtual, 22 July 2020) is the correct one, while statement 2's theme is misstated.
- (c)Both 1 and 2 — Statement 2 is false: the actual theme was 'Building a Better Future', so both cannot be correct.
- (d)Neither 1 nor 2 — Statement 1 is factually correct (organiser, date and virtual format all check out), so at least one statement is true.
The India Ideas Summit is the flagship annual event of the US-India Business Council (USIBC), an affiliate of the US Chamber of Commerce. Its 2020 edition — coinciding with USIBC's 45th anniversary — was held virtually on 22 July 2020 under the theme 'Building a Better Future', with a keynote address by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The trap is the plausible-sounding theme 'Empowering India'. Statement 1 bundles three verifiable facts — organiser USIBC, date 22 July 2020, and virtual format — that are all correct; the question really hinges on spotting the wrong theme in statement 2.
- Organiser: US-India Business Council (USIBC), part of the US Chamber of Commerce.
- Date and format: 22 July 2020, held virtually (amid COVID-19).
- Theme: 'Building a Better Future' — NOT 'Empowering India'.
- It coincided with USIBC's 45th anniversary (formed 1975); PM Narendra Modi delivered the keynote. Source: PIB (PRID 1640502).
Only statement 1 is correct → answer (a) 1 only.
- Memorising a wrong but plausible theme ('Empowering India') for the event.
- Confusing USIBC with USISPF, another India-US business body.
Current-affairs statement questions pair an event's organiser/date (usually correct) with its theme or venue (the planted error) — verify the theme separately.
No directly related past PYQ was found.
- practice — not a real PYQ
The India Ideas Summit is the flagship annual event of which organisation?
- (a)US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF)
- (b)US-India Business Council (USIBC)
- (c)FICCI
- (d)NITI Aayog
Answer(b) US-India Business Council (USIBC) — an arm of the US Chamber of Commerce.
- practice — not a real PYQ
The theme of the 2020 (45th) India Ideas Summit was:
- (a)Empowering India
- (b)Building a Better Future
- (c)Atmanirbhar Bharat
- (d)Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam
Answer(b) Building a Better Future — the official theme of the virtual summit held on 22 July 2020.