How much financial support has the Technology Development Board extended to Multi Nano Sense Technologies for the multi-gas sensing platform?
- A.Rs 18.75 crore
- B.Rs 37.51 crore
- C.Rs 75.02 crore
- D.Rs 150 crore
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Explanation
The correct answer is Rs 37.51 crore. The Technology Development Board, which works under the Department of Science and Technology, signed the agreement extending that amount as financial support under the Research Development and Innovation Fund, and the money will be routed through Optionally Convertible Debt. Option C names the total approved cost of the project, which is roughly double the support figure, so it is the most tempting distractor and candidates must keep the two apart: the board is meeting about half the outlay while the company brings in the rest. Options A and D name amounts that do not appear in connection with this agreement at all. Remember the pair of figures together, since a question may ask for either the sanctioned support or the project cost.
Read the full article: TDB Backs Indigenous Multi-Gas Sensor With Rs 37.51 Crore
Practice Questions
The TDB-supported project aims to take the multi-gas sensor technology between which technology readiness levels?
- A.TRL-1 to TRL-5
- B.TRL-2 to TRL-7
- C.TRL-4 to TRL-9
- D.TRL-6 to TRL-9
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The stated objective of the project is to advance the Platform MEMS and AFE SoC Multi-Gas Sensor from TRL-4, where the design has been validated in a laboratory environment, all the way to TRL-9, where the technology is proven in its actual operating environment and ready for deployment.
Read the full explanation →Multi Nano Sense Technologies Private Limited, which signed the agreement with TDB, is based in which city?
- A.Pune
- B.Nagpur
- C.Hyderabad
- D.Bengaluru
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The agreement was signed with Multi Nano Sense Technologies Private Limited of Nagpur, Maharashtra, which is developing an indigenous MEMS TCDIR gas sensor along with a CMOS analogue front-end system-on-chip platform for compact multi-gas sensing.
Read the full explanation →What is the targeted response time of the multi-gas sensor platform being developed with TDB support?
- A.Less than 20 milliseconds
- B.Less than 200 milliseconds
- C.Less than 2 seconds
- D.Less than 20 seconds
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The platform is being designed around high sensitivity, low power consumption, a miniaturised form and intelligent signal processing, and among its stated design targets is a response time below 200 milliseconds so that it suits applications requiring rapid detection and monitoring, such as leak detection in refineries and piped natural…
Read the full explanation →Under which fund has TDB extended support to the AI-ELINT project, and in what form?
- A.Research, Development and Innovation Fund, as Optionally Convertible Debt
- B.National Investment and Infrastructure Fund, as an outright grant
- C.Startup India Seed Fund, as equity
- D.Production Linked Incentive scheme, as a subsidy
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The Technology Development Board is giving the money through this fund, and the instrument chosen is debt that may later be converted into equity, which lets the Board support a deep technology firm without taking a shareholding at the outset.
Read the full explanation →The AI-ELINT satellite constellation supported by TDB will use microsatellites of which class?
- A.The 10 kg class
- B.The 50 kg class
- C.The 500 kg class
- D.The 1,200 kg class
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The project plans microsatellites of this weight class, to be placed in low Earth orbit and added to the group in stages, so that coverage and the frequency of revisits over a chosen area both grow as more satellites go up.
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