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The program that supports rural innovation through technology is called Digital ________ Initiative.
- Canary
- Village
- Tree / Acyclic Graph
- Reversibility / Recoverability
Answer: Village
Digital Village Initiative promotes rural startups: CSCs for service delivery, agri-tech incubators.
The international organization that develops global internet standards is called Internet ________.
- Public Interest / Common Good
- Engineering Task Force / IETF
- Indigenization / Self-Reliance
- Graphene
Answer: Engineering Task Force / IETF
IETF develops voluntary internet standards: TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP. Multi-stakeholder model.
The practice of using renewable energy for data center operations is called ________ Computing.
- Multi-Task
- Reinforcement
- Publish-Subscribe / Message Queue
- Green
Answer: Green
Green computing combines renewable energy, efficiency measures, sustainable hardware for low-carbon IT.
The frequency band that offers best building penetration for mobile satellite services is ________-band.
- L
- UNIQUE
- PAHAL/MyLPG
- NavIC
Answer: L
L-band has longer wavelength enabling better penetration through buildings, foliage, weather.
The technology that uses cellular processes for computation is called ________ Computing.
- Cellular / Biological
- Multi-Task
- Homomorphic
- Edge
Answer: Cellular / Biological
Cellular computing uses biochemical reactions in cells for parallel computation. Early research stage.
The technique that adds statistical noise to datasets to protect individual identities is called ________ Privacy.
- Differential
- Diversity
- Maintainable
- Virtualization / NFV
Answer: Differential
Differential Privacy mathematically guarantees that query results don't reveal individual records.
The technique that enables training on decentralized data without sharing raw datasets is called ________ Learning.
- Green
- Federated
- Artifact
- Microservices / RESTful
Answer: Federated
Federated Learning trains models across devices/servers holding local data, sharing only model updates.
The Indian government's initiative for promoting digital payments and financial inclusion is called ________.
- Canary
- Atomicity
- Digital India / UPI
- Digital Personal Data Protection
Answer: Digital India / UPI
Digital India encompasses UPI, Aadhaar, DigiLocker for inclusive digital services.
The program that supports deep tech startups in strategic sectors like defense is called ________.
- GIGW
- NAT
- TDMA
- iDEX
Answer: iDEX
iDEX (Defence) provides funding, mentorship, market access for startups in defense and space.
The international framework for cybersecurity capacity building is called Global Cybersecurity ________.
- Index / GCI
- Partitioning
- Parameter
- Breach
Answer: Index / GCI
ITU Global Cybersecurity Index assesses national cybersecurity commitment across multiple dimensions.
The metric that measures the carbon footprint of IT operations is called Carbon ________.
- Intranet
- Meghdoot / mKisan
- Frequency
- Footprint / Intensity
Answer: Footprint / Intensity
Carbon footprint measures total GHG emissions from IT operations. Critical for sustainability reporting.
The technique of using multiple ground stations to ensure continuous satellite coverage is called ________ Diversity.
- Semiconductor
- MP / Digital India Land Records Modernisation Programme
- Ground Station
- Code
Answer: Ground Station
Ground station diversity ensures continuous coverage by handing off between stations as satellites move.
The technology that uses neural networks implemented in biological tissue is called ________ Computing.
- End-to-End / Comprehensive
- Edge
- Wetware / Biological
- Searchable / Homomorphic
Answer: Wetware / Biological
Wetware computing uses biological neurons for computation. Early research stage with potential for ultra-low power AI.
The technique that removes personally identifiable information from datasets is called ________.
- Accountability
- Self-Healing
- Anonymization
- qXR / CAD4TB
Answer: Anonymization
Anonymization irreversibly removes/alters PII to prevent re-identification.
The technique that enables training on encrypted data without decryption is called ________ Encryption.
- Protein / Molecular
- Homomorphic
- Multi-Task
- Wetware
Answer: Homomorphic
Homomorphic Encryption enables computation on ciphertext, producing encrypted results that decrypt to correct output.
The pattern that enables event-driven communication between microservices using message brokers is called ________ Architecture.
- Federated
- Event-Driven
- Green
- Inversion
Answer: Event-Driven
Event-driven architecture uses message brokers for asynchronous, decoupled service communication.
The Indian mission that aims to send astronauts to low Earth orbit is called ________.
- Gaganyaan
- -a
- Digital Personal Data Protection
- Breach
Answer: Gaganyaan
Gaganyaan is ISRO's human spaceflight program to send astronauts to ~400 km orbit for 3-7 days.
The program that supports student innovation through grants in educational institutions is called KAPILA for ________ Literacy.
- IPR / Intellectual Property Rights
- Regularization
- OECD / UNESCO
- Containerization
Answer: IPR / Intellectual Property Rights
KAPILA builds IP culture in HEIs through awareness, training, support for patent filing. Critical for academic innovation.
The Indian provision that imposes 1% TDS on cryptocurrency transactions is Section ________.
- 194S
- 20
- 27001
- 4.0
Answer: 194S
Section 194S imposes 1% TDS on transfer of virtual digital assets above threshold. Aims to track transactions and ensure tax compliance.
The practice of consolidating servers using virtualization to reduce energy consumption is called Server ________.
- P4 / Programmable
- kube-scheduler
- Multimodal Learning
- Consolidation
Answer: Consolidation
Server consolidation improves utilization from 10-15% to 60-80%, reducing hardware, power, cooling needs.