Quiz Of the Day


1.  The application of the Quantum Technology can be found in which of the following fields?
1) Aerospace engineering
2) Secure Communication
3) Numerical weather predictions
4) Agriculture
Select the correct answer using the code given below. .

     1 and 4 only
     2,3 and 4 only
     1,2 and 3 only
     1, 2, 3 and 4


2.  Consider the following statements regarding the India’s first optical atomic clock: 1) The Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA) will build India’s first optical atomic clock. 2) The accuracy level of the clock is so high that it may miss only one second over the entire age of the universe which is 13.8 billion years, approximately. 3) India will become the third country in the world to have the optical atomic clock after US and Canada. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

     1 and 3 only
     1 and 2 only
     2 and 3 only
     1, 2 and 3


3.  The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) is an office within which of the following Ministry?

     Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
     Ministry of Science and Technology
     Ministry of Defence
     Ministry of Commerce and Industry


4.  Which of the following Statement is not correct regarding the National Security Act (NSA)?

     Under the NSA, people can be detained without a charge for up to 12 months
     A person is not allowed a lawyer during the trial
     A person need not be informed of charges for 30 days
     The detained individual can appeal before a high court advisory board


5.  Consider the following statements:
1) In an optical atomic clock, the steady oscillator is a laser, which is regulated using the quantum oscillations of atoms.
2) Optical atomic clocks are the most precise clocks in existence today.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

     1 only
     2 Only
     Both 1 and 2
     Neither 1 nor 2