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The e200X being developed by Ubifly Technologies is which kind of aircraft?

  1. A.A two-seater trainer aircraft powered by a piston engine
  2. B.A three-seater zero-emission advanced air mobility aircraft
  3. C.An unmanned cargo drone with no pilot on board
  4. D.A regional turboprop airliner for sixty passengers

Correct answer

B. A three-seater zero-emission advanced air mobility aircraft

Explanation

The correct answer is a three-seater zero-emission advanced air mobility aircraft. The release describes the e200X as configured for one pilot and two passengers, with a targeted range of 110 km and an ideal speed of 160 kmph, and with a landing gear built for both conventional and vertical landing so that it can operate out of relatively small spaces. Option A is wrong because the aircraft is electrically powered and seats three, not two, and it is not described as a trainer. Option C is wrong because the configuration explicitly includes a pilot on board along with two passengers, so it is not an unmanned platform. Option D is wrong on every count, as the e200X is a small electric machine and not a turboprop airliner. Its indigenous elements include vertical rotors, forward propellers, proprietary flight-control algorithms, power-distribution controllers and battery packs with integrated cooling.

Read the full article: TDB Clears Rs 285 Crore for Ubifly's Indigenous ePlane e200X

Q1.Science & TechnologyEasy

How much support has the Technology Development Board approved for Ubifly Technologies under the RDI Fund?

  1. A.Rs 150 crore
  2. B.Rs 285 crore
  3. C.Rs 570 crore
  4. D.Rs 1,000 crore
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Correct answer: B. Rs 285 crore

Explanation

The correct answer is Rs 285 crore. The Technology Development Board, which functions under the Department of Science and Technology, approved that amount for Ubifly Technologies Private Limited of Chennai out of the Research Development and Innovation Fund, for its indigenous ePlane advanced air mobility solution. Option C is the figure most likely to mislead a candidate: it is the total approved cost of the project, not the Board's share, so the Board is meeting roughly half of the outlay while the rest comes from elsewhere. Option A and option D do not appear anywhere in the announcement and are simply plausible-looking amounts. The support is being extended through Optionally Convertible Debentures rather than as an outright grant, and its stated purpose is to carry the technology from Technology Readiness Level 6 to Level 9, which is the stage of an operationally demonstrated system.

Q2.Science & TechnologyHard

The TDB support to Ubifly Technologies is being provided through which financial instrument?

  1. A.An interest-free outright grant
  2. B.Sovereign green bonds
  3. C.Optionally Convertible Debentures
  4. D.A viability gap funding subsidy
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Correct answer: C. Optionally Convertible Debentures

Explanation

The correct answer is Optionally Convertible Debentures, usually shortened to OCD. The Technology Development Board is routing its support to Ubifly Technologies through this instrument, which is a form of debt that the holder has the option of converting into equity shares of the company after an agreed period. Option A is wrong because the release does not describe the money as a grant; the choice of a convertible instrument is precisely what distinguishes this kind of deep-tech support from a subsidy. Option B is wrong because sovereign green bonds are raised by the government in the market for environment-related spending and have nothing to do with this approval. Option D is wrong because viability gap funding is a support mechanism used mainly in infrastructure projects. The Research Development and Innovation Fund, from which this support comes, is a Rs 1 lakh crore pool aimed at private-sector-led technology development.

Q3.Science & TechnologyHard

How many countries adopted the WAVES Declaration at the first WAVES Summit?

  1. A.47 countries
  2. B.60 countries
  3. C.77 countries
  4. D.100 countries
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Correct answer: C. 77 countries

Explanation

The correct answer is 77 countries. The declaration was one of the chief outcomes of the first edition of the World Audio Visual and Entertainment Summit, held in Mumbai, and the backgrounder lists it alongside the other results of the event, including the business transactions generated by the WAVES Bazaar. The first option is wrong; no such count appears anywhere in the document. The second option is wrong, and is a trap, because that number belongs to the registrations drawn by the Create in India Challenges from creators abroad, not to the countries adopting the declaration. The fourth option is wrong for a similar reason: a three-figure count of countries is mentioned in the summary of the summit's participation, not in connection with the declaration. Aspirants should separate the three tallies carefully, since the summit description packs several country counts into a few lines.

Q4.Science & TechnologyMedium

At which event was Prasar Bharati's WAVES OTT platform launched?

  1. A.The 55th International Film Festival of India in Goa
  2. B.The first WAVES Summit in Mumbai
  3. C.The India International Trade Fair in New Delhi
  4. D.The Kolkata International Film Festival
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Correct answer: A. The 55th International Film Festival of India in Goa

Explanation

The correct answer is the 55th International Film Festival of India in Goa, where the platform was unveiled in November as the public broadcaster's public-service streaming service. The first WAVES Summit in Mumbai is wrong, and is the most tempting distractor because the summit carries the same name: it was held later, in May of the following year, and the streaming platform already existed by then. The India International Trade Fair is wrong, as the backgrounder connects the launch to a film festival and not to a trade exhibition. The Kolkata International Film Festival is wrong as well; although it is also a film festival, the release names the national festival held in Goa and gives its edition number. The safe way to carry this is as a set: the broadcaster, the festival with its edition number, the venue state and the launch date, since a question may supply any one of them and ask for another.

Q5.Science & TechnologyHard

When was MyWAVES launched within the WAVES OTT platform?

  1. A.20 November 2024
  2. B.1 May 2025
  3. C.23 March 2026
  4. D.21 July 2026
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Correct answer: C. 23 March 2026

Explanation

The correct answer is 23 March 2026. MyWAVES was opened inside the existing streaming platform on that date, and it changed the service from something people only watched into something they could contribute to, by letting citizens make, upload and share original short, vertical and episodic content. The first option is wrong because that is the date the streaming platform itself was launched at the film festival in Goa, not the date the creator section appeared. The second option is wrong because that is when the first edition of the summit opened in Mumbai. The fourth option is wrong because that is the day the Gems of India Challenge pilot began, which runs through the creator section but is a later and separate step. This question rewards candidates who keep a small timeline of the four dates rather than remembering them one at a time.