MCQs 2026

This procurement significantly boosts India's indigenous capabilities in unmanned aerial systems and enhances its precision strike capabilities, aligning with 'Atmanirbhar Bharat' in defence.

Loitering munitions, often called 'suicide drones', are designed to hover over a target area, identify a specific target, and then attack it by crashing into it.

Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) is a prominent Indian defence public sector undertaking that has been developing and manufacturing loitering munitions.

The Varuna exercise is a long-standing bilateral naval exercise conducted annually between the Indian Navy and the French Navy.

INS Talwar and INS Tarkash were among the key Indian naval assets that participated in the Varuna-2026 exercise.

The 2026 edition of the Varuna exercise was conducted in the Arabian Sea, a significant maritime area for both nations.

The National Quantum Computing Mission is implemented by the Department of Science & Technology (DST) under the Ministry of Science & Technology.

The NQCM aims to develop intermediate-scale quantum computers with 50-1000 physical qubits within 8 years, along with associated technologies like quantum communication, sensing, and materials.

The National Quantum Computing Mission (NQCM) was approved by the Union Cabinet on April 19, 2023, with an outlay of Rs. 6003.65 crore for the period 2023-24 to 2030-31.

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