MCQs - 2026-04

Following the US, Russia, and China, India would become the fourth nation to achieve a crewed lunar mission.

ISRO has announced that the 'Gaganyaan-2' mission is planned for 2028.

The 'Gaganyaan-2' mission is planned as a crewed lunar flyby, orbiting the Moon and returning to Earth.

The indigenous development of advanced technology like the 'Rudra' chip directly supports the 'Make in India' and 'Atmanirbhar Bharat' initiatives.

While quantum computing can aid in climate modeling and research, direct mitigation computation is not its primary immediate application compared to the others listed.

The chip's development is a major stride towards India's self-reliance in the field of quantum computing.

'Rudra' is a superconducting qubit-based chip, a common architecture for quantum computers.

The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore collaborated with DRDO in the fabrication of India's first indigenous quantum computing chip 'Rudra'.

Lower logistics costs make Indian goods more competitive internationally, improve the overall business environment, and attract more foreign investment.

The policy aims to bring down logistics costs from the current 13-14% of GDP to around 8-10% by the year 2030.