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
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Answer & explanation
Answer: (b) 1 and 4
Statements 1 and 4 are the ones that are not correct. The Ministry of External Affairs' list of outcomes of Chancellor Friedrich Merz's visit (12-13 January 2026) records the Ayurveda MoU with a different university, and it has no honorary consul item at all.
- ✗ 1. The All India Institute of Ayurveda signed its MoU with Charité University, Germany (traditional medicines), not with the University of Hamburg.
- ✓ 2. An MoU on Youth Hockey Development between Hockey India and the German Hockey Federation (Deutscher Hockey-Bund) is listed among the signed outcomes.
- ✓ 3. The two sides announced the establishment of a bilateral dialogue mechanism on the Indo-Pacific.
- ✗ 4. Neither the official list of outcomes nor the joint statement mentions opening an Honorary Consul of Germany in Lucknow.
Remember · Merz visit, Jan 2026: AIIA signed with Charité (not Hamburg), Hockey India with German Hockey Federation, plus a new Indo-Pacific dialogue; no Lucknow honorary consul.
Sources
- List of Outcomes: Visit of the Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany to India (January 12-13, 2026), Ministry of External Affairs (Internet Archive copy) ↗ “Memorandum of Understanding between All India Institute of Ayurveda and Charite University, Germany Traditional Medicines … Memorandum of Understanding on Youth Hockey Development between Hockey India and German Hockey Federation (Deutscher Hockey-Bund e.V.) Cultural and People to People ties”
- India-Germany Joint Statement, 12 January 2026 (Prime Minister's website, Internet Archive copy) ↗ · reference work “They welcomed the MoU between the All- India Institute of Ayurveda and Charité University of Germany to promote scientific cooperation in traditional medicine.”
Question and answer: UPSC's provisional GS Paper I (2026, Series A) — paper ↗ · answer key ↗. Explanation: Minimalist IAS, checked 30 Sept 2026 (how we verify). ·