The National Military Drone Technology Hub, whose approval process is nearing completion, is being set up at which institute?
- A.IIT Madras
- B.IIT Delhi
- C.IIT Kanpur
- D.IIT Bombay
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Explanation
The correct answer is IIT Kanpur. The Defence Minister said the proposal to set up a National Military Drone Technology Hub at IIT Kanpur, in collaboration with the Ministry of Defence, has made significant progress and that its approval process is nearing completion. The hub is intended to fast-track indigenisation and innovation so that the armed forces gain a combat edge. The same institute already hosts a DRDO-Industry-Academia Centre of Excellence and the C3i Cybersecurity Technology Innovation Hub, and a School of Defence Technologies has been proposed there as well. Options A, B and D are wrong because the announcement concerned IIT Kanpur alone; no drone hub at IIT Madras, IIT Delhi or IIT Bombay was part of it. The minister linked the campus projects to his larger argument that the defence forces, DRDO, academia, defence public sector undertakings and private industry, including start-ups, must work closely as warfare shifts towards artificial intelligence, autonomous systems and unmanned platforms.
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Practice Questions
What is the fundraising target of IIT Kanpur's 'Greater Than Us' campaign?
- A.US$500 million by March 2029
- B.US$1 billion by March 2029
- C.US$2 billion by March 2030
- D.Rs 4,155 crore by March 2028
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The campaign was launched by the Defence Minister in New Delhi and is the largest fundraising effort ever undertaken by any Indian Institute of Technology.
Read the full explanation →How many unicorns has the IIT ecosystem produced, according to the Defence Minister?
- A.36
- B.46
- C.56
- D.66
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While describing how the institutes have grown into engines of innovation and enterprise, the Defence Minister said the IIT ecosystem has supported over 6,000 start-ups, produced 56 unicorns and generated nearly 5,000 patents.
Read the full explanation →Roughly how many training hours were generated by CTF 154 activities during the Indian Navy's command?
- A.Over 4,800
- B.Over 5,800
- C.Over 6,800
- D.Over 7,800
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Across the Indian Navy's tenure, the activities of CTF 154 added up to more than 7,800 hours of training, with personnel from 39 countries taking part.
Read the full explanation →In which year did India become a full member of the Combined Maritime Forces?
- A.2020
- B.2021
- C.2022
- D.2023
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India's association with the Combined Maritime Forces came in two steps: it first joined as an Associate Partner in 2022 and then took up full membership in 2023.
Read the full explanation →How many nations make up the Combined Maritime Forces partnership served by CTF 154?
- A.27
- B.37
- C.47
- D.57
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The Combined Maritime Forces is a partnership of 47 nations, and CTF 154 is the one task force within it that is given over wholly to training, running professional courses and capacity building so that member navies can work with one another at sea.
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