MCQs - 2026-06

The plan is designed to meet India's Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement.

The plan focuses on strengthening the country's ability to withstand climate-related shocks and reducing the vulnerability of communities and ecosystems.

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) is the nodal agency responsible for coordinating and implementing climate resilience policies in India.

Developing advanced hypersonic missile technology enhances a nation's strategic deterrence and provides a significant edge in conventional defense capabilities due to their speed and maneuverability.

Hypersonic missiles are defined as those that can travel at speeds of Mach 5 (five times the speed of sound) or faster.

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully tested an advanced hypersonic missile system.

Bilateral naval exercises like Varuna typically involve a wide range of advanced naval assets including aircraft carriers, destroyers, frigates, submarines, and maritime patrol aircraft to simulate realistic operational scenarios.

The main aim of Varuna is to improve interoperability, coordination, and mutual understanding between the two navies for conducting complex maritime operations.

The Varuna exercise is a bilateral naval exercise between India and France, held annually.

The testbed aims to provide researchers and developers with access to quantum hardware to experiment with algorithms and develop new quantum applications.