MCQs - 2026-05

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully tested the Next-Gen Long-Range Surface-to-Air Missile.

The development and trials aim to significantly boost the Indian Navy's operational capabilities by providing a modern, indigenous fighter capable of operating from aircraft carriers.

The maiden trials of the indigenous deck-based fighter were conducted on India's first indigenous aircraft carrier, INS Vikrant.

The Indian Navy conducted maiden trials of the indigenous Twin Engine Deck Based Fighter (TEDBF) aircraft, developed by HAL.

Quantum computers are particularly well-suited for simulating complex molecular interactions, which is crucial for drug discovery, materials science, and chemical engineering.

Quantum superposition allows a qubit to exist in a combination of states (0 and 1) simultaneously, enabling quantum computers to explore many solutions in parallel.

A qubit (quantum bit) is the basic unit of quantum information, analogous to a bit in classical computing, but capable of existing in multiple states simultaneously due to superposition.

AI tools are highly effective in analyzing medical images and tissue samples, making them invaluable assistants for radiologists (interpreting scans) and pathologists (analyzing biopsies).

Deep Learning, particularly convolutional neural networks (CNNs), excels at pattern recognition in complex data like medical images (X-rays, MRIs, CT scans) for identifying anomalies indicative of cancer.

AI tools can analyze vast amounts of medical data, such as images and patient records, much faster and often with higher accuracy than humans, leading to earlier and more precise diagnoses.