UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — India’s Quantum Future Begins from Amaravati as "National Quantum Mission" Positions the State as Strategic Springboard: Dr Jitendra Singh

Q1. The National Quantum Mission (NQM) is being operationalised through which of the following as its nodal implementing department?

  • A. Department of Science and Technology (DST)
  • B. Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)
  • C. Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)
  • D. Department of Telecommunications (DoT)

Q2. With reference to the thematic domains around which the National Quantum Mission is structured, consider the following: 1. Quantum Computing 2. Quantum Communication 3. Quantum Sensing and Metrology 4. Quantum Artificial Intelligence Which of the above is/are NOT correctly identified as a thematic vertical under the Mission?

  1. Quantum Computing
  2. Quantum Communication
  3. Quantum Sensing and Metrology
  4. Quantum Artificial Intelligence
  • A. 1 and 2
  • B. 3 only
  • C. 4 only
  • D. 2 and 4

Q3. Under the National Quantum Mission, the Thematic Hub (T-Hub) for Quantum Communication has been set up, in association with C-DoT, exclusively at which one of the following institutes?

  • A. IIT Madras
  • B. IISc Bengaluru
  • C. IIT Bombay
  • D. IIT Delhi

Q4. One of the NQM Thematic Hubs, hosted at IIT Bombay, is dedicated to 'Quantum Sensing and Metrology'. In this context, the term 'metrology' refers to which one of the following?

  • A. The scientific study of measurement
  • B. The study of metals and their alloys
  • C. The study of weather and atmospheric phenomena
  • D. The study of urban mass-transit systems

Q5. With reference to initiatives launched or announced at the Foundation Ceremony of the Amaravati Quantum Valley, consider the following: 1. IBM–TCS Quantum Innovation Centre 2. Launch of IBM and TCS Quantum Cloud Services 3. Quantum Reference Facility by SRM University 4. India's first National Quantum Computer commissioned by ISRO Which of the above is/are correctly identified?

  1. IBM–TCS Quantum Innovation Centre
  2. Launch of IBM and TCS Quantum Cloud Services
  3. Quantum Reference Facility by SRM University
  4. India's first National Quantum Computer commissioned by ISRO
  • A. 1, 2 and 3
  • B. 1 and 2 only
  • C. 3 and 4
  • D. 1, 2, 3 and 4

Q6. At the Foundation Ceremony of the Amaravati Quantum Valley, MoUs were exchanged with how many industry partners?

  • A. Five
  • B. Seven
  • C. Nine
  • D. Twelve

Q7. The National Quantum Mission is counted among the nine national missions guided by which of the following bodies?

  • A. Prime Minister's Science, Technology and Innovation Advisory Council (PM-STIAC)
  • B. Governing Council of NITI Aayog
  • C. Technology Information, Forecasting and Assessment Council (TIFAC)
  • D. Scientific Advisory Committee to the Cabinet

Q8. Among the missions under PM-STIAC, which one is distinguished by having established the largest network of 25 Technology Innovation Hubs (TIHs) across premier academic institutions?

  • A. National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems (NM-ICPS)
  • B. National Quantum Mission
  • C. National Supercomputing Mission
  • D. National Mission on Nano Science and Technology