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  • Question
  • How many science and technology missions have been identified under PM-STIAC?


  • Options
  • A. 5
  • B. 4
  • C. 8
  • D. 9

  • Correct Answer


  • Explanation
    The Prime Minister's Science, Technology and Innovation Advisory Council (PM-STIAC) has identified 9 Science and Technology missions with focus on 'Science for People and People for Science'. These missions include Natural Language Translation (NLT), Quantum Frontier, Artificial Intelligence (AT), National Biodiversity Mission (NBM), Electric Vehicles, Bioscience for Human Health, Waste to Wealth, Deep Ocean Exploration and AGNIi (Accelerating Growth for New India's Innovations). The missions are aimed at understanding and conserving biodiversity, developing sustainable agricultural processes, leveraging precision health for personal well-being, recovering wealth from waste, developing and using AI, quantum computing, connected mobility solutions and other technologies to address frontier scientific questions and the challenges that the country in particular and the planet in general face.

  • More questions

    • 1. Which union minister has launched PowerTex India scheme to boost powerloom sector?

    • Options
    • A. Narendra Modi
    • B. Smriti Irani
    • C. Rajnath Singh
    • D. Arun Jaitley
    • Discuss
    • 2. The Union Cabinet recently approved an MoU signed in the field of Cyber Security. The MoU was signed with which of the following countries?

    • Options
    • A. The United States of America
    • B. Britain
    • C. Switzerland
    • D. Germany
    • Discuss
    • 3. Rana Kanwar Pal was elected as the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of

    • Options
    • A. Uttar Pradesh
    • B. Punjab
    • C. Goa
    • D. Manipur
    • Discuss
    • 4. Abhishek Verma won the gold medal at __________ air pistol in the ISSF World Cup.

    • Options
    • A. 10m
    • B. 20m
    • C. 30m
    • D. 50m
    • Discuss
    • 5. Noted agriculturalist Nel Jayaraman passed away recently. He belongs to which state?

    • Options
    • A. Karnataka
    • B. Andra Pradesh
    • C. Kerala
    • D. Tamil Nadu
    • Discuss
    • 6. By what percent does the bank credit grows for the financial year 2018-19, as per the Reserve Bank of India(RBI)?

    • Options
    • A. 12.24%
    • B. 12.54%
    • C. 13.24%
    • D. 13.54%
    • Discuss
    • 7. EV charging stations to be established in which Indian city?

    • Options
    • A. Bengaluru
    • B. Kolkata
    • C. Chennai
    • D. Hyderabad
    • Discuss
    • 8. Union government launched the Blue Revolution programme at a total expenditure of what amount?

    • Options
    • A. Rs 48000 lakh
    • B. Rs 52000 lakh
    • C. Rs 55000 lakh
    • D. Rs 62000 lakh
    • Discuss
    • 9. Union Minister for Urban development and housing M. Venkaiah Naidu launched which of the following app with MSEFC portal?

    • Options
    • A. MyMSME
    • B. MKisan
    • C. MEAIndia
    • D. mKavach
    • Discuss
    • 10. Who has been appointed as the Member of the Commonwealth Secretariat Arbitral Tribunal of London?

    • Options
    • A. Anantkumar Surendraray Dave
    • B. K. G. Balakrishnan
    • C. K. S. Radhakrishna Panicker
    • D. S. J. Mukhopadhaya
    • Discuss


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