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Q1. Which Indian supercomputer is used for weather forecasting by IMD?
Explanation
Pratyush (at IITM Pune, 6.8 petaflops) and Mihir (at NCMRWF Noida, 2.8 petaflops) are dedicated weather/climate supercomputers under MoES. They enable IMD to provide 3-day accurate forecasts and improved cyclone tracking with 12km resolution.
Q2. NETRA, the AI-powered dam safety platform launched by NDSA, was developed in collaboration with which organisation?
Explanation
NETRA (NDSA Engine for Tracking and Review using AI) was developed in collaboration with the Indian Navy's WESEE laboratory. The Rashtriya Bandh Suraksha Darpan (RBSD) was developed with C-DAC for dam break scenario modelling. Over 6,600 dams are monitored.
Q3. Natural Language Processing (NLP) is a branch of AI that deals with:
Explanation
NLP enables computers to understand, interpret, and generate human language. Applications: chatbots, machine translation, sentiment analysis, speech recognition, text summarization, and search engines. India's Bhashini platform uses NLP for translation across 22 scheduled languages.
Q4. UPI (Unified Payments Interface) was developed by:
Explanation
UPI was developed by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), which is a not-for-profit company set up by RBI and the Indian Banks' Association. UPI was launched in April 2016 and enables instant real-time bank-to-bank transactions via mobile. India processed over 10 billion UPI transactions monthly by 2023, making it the world's largest real-time payment system.
Q5. DigiLocker is for:
Explanation
Cloud-based document storage linked to Aadhaar.
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Q6. Which technology enables vehicles to communicate with each other and with road infrastructure?
Q7. The Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) functions under which ministry?
Q8. Ransomware is a type of malware that:
Q9. Which of the following statements about India's Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) and India Stack is/are correct? 1. As of February 2026, India has signed DPI MoUs/agreements with 23 countries. 2. UPI is now operationally live in more than 8 countries including France and Qatar. 3. DigiLocker MoUs have been signed with all 23 countries that signed DPI cooperation agreements. 4. The India Stack framework includes Aadhaar, UPI, DigiLocker, and ONDC. Select the correct answer using the code below:
Q10. Aarogya Setu app was developed primarily for:
Q11. AI bias refers to:
Q12. PARAM Rudra is the first supercomputer of which state?
Q13. Neuromorphic computing aims to:
Q14. Concerning 'cloud computing', which of the following best describes IaaS?
Q15. India's IT Act 2000 deals with:
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