The Military Quantum Mission Policy Framework released by CDS on 22 January 2026 is structured around four pillars of quantum technology. Which of the following is NOT among these four pillars?

Explanation

The PIB release says Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan released the Military Quantum Mission Policy Framework on 22 January 2026 as a policy and roadmap for implementing quantum technologies in the Armed Forces. It names four pillars to be integrated into the Tri-Services: Quantum Communication, Quantum Computing, Quantum Sensing and Metrology, and Quantum Materials and Devices. Since Quantum Biology and Genomics is absent from that official list, it is the only option that does not belong. The framework also aligns this defence effort with the National Quantum Mission, approved by the Union Cabinet in 2023.

Why the other options are wrong

• (B) Quantum Communication is wrong as a negative answer because the PIB release expressly includes it among the four pillars to be integrated into the Tri-Services.
• (C) Quantum Computing is wrong as a negative answer because it is one of the four pillars named in the official framework.
• (D) Quantum Sensing and Metrology is wrong as a negative answer because the PIB release lists it as a pillar, alongside communication, computing, and materials and devices.

Concept

This tests the Science and Technology syllabus link between emerging technologies and defence policy. It recurs in RAS because recent government frameworks often have exact institutional terms that must be recognised, not loosely paraphrased.

Source

• Press Information Bureau, Ministry of Defence

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