MCQ Test: India's Scientific & Technological Advancements: Quantum Security, Photosynthesis Breakthrough, and Global Collaborations

1. Which institution in Bengaluru successfully developed a quantum-based method for generating true random numbers for cybersecurity?

A) Indian Institute of Science (IISc) B) Raman Research Institute (RRI) C) Indian Institute of Technology (IIT-Madras) D) National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI)

2. The quantum cybersecurity breakthrough by Indian researchers leverages which fundamental quantum phenomenon to confirm genuine randomness?

A) Quantum tunneling B) Quantum superposition C) Quantum entanglement D) Quantum decoherence

3. What scientific principle is violated to confirm the true randomness in the device-independent quantum-based cybersecurity method developed at RRI?

A) Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle B) Pauli Exclusion Principle C) Bell's Inequality D) Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation

4. Scientists from IISc collaborated with which international institution to unravel the mysteries of energy flow in photosynthesis?

A) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) B) Stanford University C) California Institute of Technology (Caltech) D) University of Cambridge

5. What was identified as the reason for energy flowing down only one of two possible routes during photosynthesis, according to the IISc and Caltech research?

A) Presence of a magnetic field B) A significantly higher energy barrier in one branch C) Gravitational pull D) Absence of light in the alternative route

6. The research on photosynthesis by IISc and Caltech holds immense potential for designing efficient systems capable of converting solar energy into chemical fuels. What are these potential systems called?

A) Solar panels B) Biofuel reactors C) Artificial photosynthetic systems D) Photovoltaic cells

7. Professor S. Subramanian, Emeritus Professor at IISc, highlighted India's need to establish a stronger footprint in which specific category of minerals, vital for future technologies?

A) Precious metals B) Base metals C) Critical minerals D) Fossil fuels

8. India and Canada recently agreed to relaunch which committee to foster deeper collaboration in science and technology?

A) Bilateral Trade and Investment Committee B) Joint Science and Technology Cooperation Committee C) Indo-Canadian Space Research Council D) Artificial Intelligence Development Forum

9. India's forthcoming AI Impact Summit, scheduled for February 2026, aims to encourage participation from which country's AI companies and researchers?

A) United States B) Germany C) Japan D) Canada

10. Which organization has pledged to support nearly 10,000 girls from underprivileged backgrounds in STEM education in India by 2030 through its 'Dare To Thrive' program?

A) UNESCO B) AXA C) UNICEF D) World Economic Forum

11. Which IIT-Madras incubated company, in partnership with NPCI, is set to launch India's first wearable payments ecosystem?

A) Ather Energy B) AgniKul Cosmos C) Muse Wearables D) Data Patterns

12. What is the primary goal of India's semiconductor mission, which is gaining momentum with new facilities and startups in advanced chip design?

A) To export semiconductor technology globally B) To achieve greater self-reliance in the critical semiconductor sector C) To develop new materials for semiconductors D) To reduce the cost of mobile phones

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India's Scientific & Technological Advancements: Quantum Security, Photosynthesis Breakthrough, and Global Collaborations

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1. Which institution in Bengaluru successfully developed a quantum-based method for generating true random numbers for cybersecurity?

2. The quantum cybersecurity breakthrough by Indian researchers leverages which fundamental quantum phenomenon to confirm genuine randomness?

3. What scientific principle is violated to confirm the true randomness in the device-independent quantum-based cybersecurity method developed at RRI?

4. Scientists from IISc collaborated with which international institution to unravel the mysteries of energy flow in photosynthesis?

5. What was identified as the reason for energy flowing down only one of two possible routes during photosynthesis, according to the IISc and Caltech research?

6. The research on photosynthesis by IISc and Caltech holds immense potential for designing efficient systems capable of converting solar energy into chemical fuels. What are these potential systems called?

7. Professor S. Subramanian, Emeritus Professor at IISc, highlighted India's need to establish a stronger footprint in which specific category of minerals, vital for future technologies?

8. India and Canada recently agreed to relaunch which committee to foster deeper collaboration in science and technology?

9. India's forthcoming AI Impact Summit, scheduled for February 2026, aims to encourage participation from which country's AI companies and researchers?

10. Which organization has pledged to support nearly 10,000 girls from underprivileged backgrounds in STEM education in India by 2030 through its 'Dare To Thrive' program?

11. Which IIT-Madras incubated company, in partnership with NPCI, is set to launch India's first wearable payments ecosystem?

12. What is the primary goal of India's semiconductor mission, which is gaining momentum with new facilities and startups in advanced chip design?

India's Scientific & Technological Advancements: Quantum Security, Photosynthesis Breakthrough, and Global Collaborations

Your Score: 0 / 0

1. Which institution in Bengaluru successfully developed a quantum-based method for generating true random numbers for cybersecurity?

2. The quantum cybersecurity breakthrough by Indian researchers leverages which fundamental quantum phenomenon to confirm genuine randomness?

3. What scientific principle is violated to confirm the true randomness in the device-independent quantum-based cybersecurity method developed at RRI?

4. Scientists from IISc collaborated with which international institution to unravel the mysteries of energy flow in photosynthesis?

5. What was identified as the reason for energy flowing down only one of two possible routes during photosynthesis, according to the IISc and Caltech research?

6. The research on photosynthesis by IISc and Caltech holds immense potential for designing efficient systems capable of converting solar energy into chemical fuels. What are these potential systems called?

7. Professor S. Subramanian, Emeritus Professor at IISc, highlighted India's need to establish a stronger footprint in which specific category of minerals, vital for future technologies?

8. India and Canada recently agreed to relaunch which committee to foster deeper collaboration in science and technology?

9. India's forthcoming AI Impact Summit, scheduled for February 2026, aims to encourage participation from which country's AI companies and researchers?

10. Which organization has pledged to support nearly 10,000 girls from underprivileged backgrounds in STEM education in India by 2030 through its 'Dare To Thrive' program?

11. Which IIT-Madras incubated company, in partnership with NPCI, is set to launch India's first wearable payments ecosystem?

12. What is the primary goal of India's semiconductor mission, which is gaining momentum with new facilities and startups in advanced chip design?

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