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UPSC EXAM QUIZ 16.01.2026

Question 1 of 5
Q1:

. Consider the following statements:

1.            India recently achieved a significant milestone in the field of hypersonic missile technology by successfully conducting a long-duration ground test of a full-scale actively cooled scramjet (Supersonic Combustion Ramjet) engine.

2.            This test, conducted under the leadership of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), takes the country's indigenous hypersonic capabilities to new heights.

Which of the above statement/statements are correct?

Q2:

Consider the following statements:

1.            A research team at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden claims to have produced hydrogen using only sunlight and water.

2.            This discovery is considered a major breakthrough in the field of green hydrogen, as it could eliminate the need for expensive and rare catalysts such as platinum.

3.            Green hydrogen is hydrogen produced using renewable energy sources such as solar or wind power.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Q3:

Consider the following statements:

1.            Union Home Minister inaugurated the operationalisation of the National IED Data Management System, a centralised and secure national platform for managing data related to Improvised Explosive Device incidents.

2.            NIDMS is a comprehensive digital platform for standardised recording and real-time analysis of IED incidents, including explosives, initiation methods, locations, forensic findings, and operational patterns.

Which of the above statement/statements are correct?

Q4:

Consider the following statements:

  1. Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has launched ‘PARAM SHAKTI’, a supercomputing facility hosting the indigenous PARAM RUDRA system, at the IIT Madras.
  2. The system was designed and deployed by the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) as part of the National Supercomputing Mission (NSM).
  3. C-DAC (under MeitY) is India’s premier R&D organisation in advanced computing and information technologies.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Q5:

Consider the following statements:

1.            The state of Tamil Nadu has launched a satellite telemetry study to track Olive Ridley turtles.

2.            The aim is to ensure their coastal conservation through scientific monitoring of their breeding behavior and migration patterns.

Which of the above statement/statements are correct?

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