India is the second-largest user of the Elettra synchrotron facility after which country?
- A.France
- B.Germany
- C.Italy
- D.Japan
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Explanation
The correct answer is Italy. Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste is an Italian facility, so Italy is naturally its largest user, and India stands immediately behind it. The proposal count makes the ranking clear: Indian research groups have submitted more than 1,100 experimental proposals, Italy has submitted 54,140, and France follows India with 1,098. France in the first option is therefore third and not first. Germany and Japan in the second and fourth options are both strong in synchrotron science and run large facilities of their own, but neither is named in this ranking at all. A candidate should remember the order as Italy, then India, then France, and should also note that Indian scientists have been conducting experiments at Elettra since 1998, which is what built up this volume of proposals over more than twenty-five years.
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How much has India committed as a co-partner in Italy's Elettra 2.0 synchrotron programme?
- A.More than 3 million Euros
- B.More than 7 million Euros
- C.More than 12 million Euros
- D.More than 20 million Euros
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India announced this commitment for the redevelopment of research beamlines at Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste under the Elettra 2.0 programme, spread over five years beginning 2026-27, and covering both research infrastructure and human resource capacity.
Read the full explanation →Under Elettra 2.0, which new beamline will handle high-pressure diffraction?
- A.micro-XRD
- B.Xpress Superbend
- C.XRD2
- D.Elettra Macro
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Under the Elettra 2.0 programme the two India-centric beamlines in service will be decommissioned and replaced by two with enhanced capabilities, and of the pair it is Xpress Superbend that is meant for high-pressure diffraction.
Read the full explanation →From which date are the remaining provisions of the DPDP Act, covering Data Principals’ rights and the Board’s penalty powers, scheduled to take effect?
- A.13 November 2026
- B.1 April 2027
- C.13 May 2027
- D.13 May 2028
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The law is being brought into force in stages. The stage that has just opened is the registration of Consent Managers, which took effect from 13 November 2026 and is served by the portal dpbi.gov.in.
Read the full explanation →Which body registers Consent Managers and will publish the list of those registered?
- A.Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
- B.Data Protection Board of India
- C.Competition Commission of India
- D.National Payments Corporation of India
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A Consent Manager is by definition an entity registered with this Board, and it is the Board that will test each application against the eligibility conditions, register the companies that qualify and place the list of registered Consent Managers on its website for the public to see.
Read the full explanation →What is the minimum net worth a company must have to be registered as a Consent Manager?
- A.₹1 crore
- B.₹2 crore
- C.₹5 crore
- D.₹10 crore
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A company that wishes to be put on the register of Consent Managers must be incorporated in India and must show adequate technical, operational and financial capacity, and the floor placed on its net worth is ₹2 crore.
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