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: B. The official list of outcomes of Chancellor Friedrich Merz's visit (12-13 January 2026) includes an MoU on youth hockey between Hockey India and the German Hockey Federation, and a new bilateral dialogue mechanism on the Indo-Pacific. The Ayurveda MoU was with Charité University, not the University of Hamburg, and the Honorary Consul opened in Ahmedabad, not Lucknow. So 1 and 4 are not correct.
Watch for: All four sound like typical visit outcomes, so students guess without the MEA list.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Wrong because the hockey MoU and Indo-Pacific dialogue were real outcomes.
- C. Wrong because the Indo-Pacific dialogue mechanism was an actual outcome.
- D. Wrong because statement 4 is also not an outcome.
Source to check: Ministry of External Affairs / PIB, 'List of Outcomes: Visit of the Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany to India (January 12-13, 2026)', PIB release ID 2213739
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