MCQs on India's Science & Technology 2026

1.

Under the National AI Research Initiative, what is the focus of the 'AI Innovation Centre'?

A Developing military-grade AI weapons

B Focusing on large-scale language models for Indian languages

C Managing stock market fluctuations

D Providing free internet to rural areas

2.

Which ministry is the nodal agency for the implementation of the National AI Research Initiative in India?

A Ministry of Science and Technology

B Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)

C Ministry of Education

D Ministry of Commerce and Industry

3.

What is the primary objective of the 'IndiaAI Mission' launched by the Government of India?

A To regulate social media content

B To build a scalable AI computing ecosystem

C To ban all foreign AI software

D To privatize all government data

4.

Which launch vehicle was utilized by ISRO for the deployment of its latest Earth Observation satellites in 2026?

A PSLV-C60

B GSLV Mk III

C LVM3-M4

D SSLV-D4

5.

The NISAR mission, a joint venture between ISRO and NASA, primarily utilizes which technology for Earth observation?

A Optical Imaging

B Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR)

C Thermal Infrared Sensing

D Hyperspectral Imaging

6.

Which satellite mission was launched by ISRO in 2026 to enhance high-resolution Earth observation capabilities for disaster management?

A EOS-09

B NISAR

C RISAT-3

D Cartosat-4

7.

India's research in quantum computing for cybersecurity is primarily focused on developing 'quantum-resistant' or 'post-quantum' cryptography. What does this refer to?

A Algorithms that are secure against both classical and quantum computers.

B New quantum communication protocols.

C Hardware for quantum computers.

D Methods to detect quantum attacks.

8.

What is a major cybersecurity threat posed by the advancement of quantum computing?

A Increased vulnerability of traditional encryption algorithms.

B Development of unbreakable quantum encryption.

C Reduced need for digital signatures.

D Faster data transfer speeds.

9.

Which Indian institution is at the forefront of advancing quantum computing research for cybersecurity applications, as of 2026?

A Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru

B Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi

C Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai

D All of the above

10.

The Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) - Technology Demonstrator (TD) developed by ISRO is designed to mimic the landing style of which type of aircraft?

A Helicopter

B Space Shuttle

C Fighter Jet

D Drone

Science & Technology MCQs