RAS question
The Amaravati Quantum Valley will house a quantum computer of how many qubits?
Correct answer: (D) 133.
The Amaravati Quantum Valley will house India's first 133-qubit quantum computer through IBM's partnership at the Amaravati Quantum Computing Centre.
Explanation
The answer is 133 qubits because The Week (PTI) reported that the Andhra Pradesh government approved International Business Machines Corporation's proposal to set up a 133-qubit, 5K-gate quantum computer at the Amaravati Quantum Computing Centre. The Amaravati Quantum Valley will host India's first 133-qubit quantum computer through an IBM partnership. The installation sits within the wider Quantum Valley plan, for which the Capital Region Development Authority had allotted land to support universities, startups and industries working on advanced research in deep technologies and quantum computing applications. The question therefore tests the exact announced capacity of the IBM-backed quantum computer, not a general estimate of quantum-computing infrastructure.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) 64 is wrong because the approval specifies a 133-qubit quantum computer, not a 64-qubit system.
- (B) 100 is wrong because the Amaravati Quantum Computing Centre machine is identified as a 133-qubit computer, not a 100-qubit computer.
- (C) 256 is wrong because the approved IBM proposal for Amaravati states 133 qubits, not 256 qubits.
Concept
This tests current developments in science and technology, especially India's emerging quantum-computing infrastructure. RAS repeats such items because they combine a named initiative, an institutional partnership and a precise technical figure.