{"id":2869,"date":"2026-04-22T21:18:05","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T15:48:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/?p=2869"},"modified":"2026-04-22T21:18:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T15:48:08","slug":"consider-the-following-statements-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/upsc\/prelims\/consider-the-following-statements-17","title":{"rendered":"Consider the following statements:\u00a0\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I. It is expected that&nbsp;<strong>Majorana 1<\/strong>&nbsp;chip will enable quantum computing.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">II. Majorana 1 chip has been introduced by&nbsp;<strong>Amazon Web Services (AWS).&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">III. Deep learning is a subset of machine learning.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Which of the statements given above are correct?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list mcq\">\n<li>I and II only\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>II and III only\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>I and III only\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I, II and III\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Answer:&nbsp;<strong>(c) I and III only&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"majorana-1-chip\"><strong>Majorana 1<\/strong>&nbsp;Chip<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Microsoft\u2019s<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Majorana 1<\/strong>\u00a0is\u00a0a pioneering\u00a0<strong>quantum chip unveiled in February 2025,\u00a0<\/strong>utilizing\u00a0<strong>topological qubits to create more stable and scalable quantum computers<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It uses a\u00a0<strong>topoconductor (indium arsenide and aluminum)<\/strong>\u00a0to create topological states, aiming to achieve industrial-scale quantum computing with lower error rates and smaller physical size.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The\u00a0Majorana 1 chip is developed by Microsoft, not Amazon Web Services\u00a0(AWS).\u00a0<\/strong>Amazon Web Services\u00a0has\u00a0introduced its own quantum chip named \u201cOcelot,\u201d\u00a0which focuses on improving quantum error correction.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Deep learning is indeed a subset of machine learning.<\/strong>\u00a0It involves algorithms inspired by the structure and function of the human brain, known as\u00a0<strong>artificial neural networks,\u00a0<\/strong>to process and analyse information. It is used in many AI tasks today, including image and speech recognition, object detection, and natural language processing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"key-details-of-the-majorana-1-chip-include\">Key details of the&nbsp;<strong>Majorana 1 chip<\/strong>&nbsp;include:<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Topological Core:<\/strong>\u00a0Unlike conventional qubits, Majorana 1 uses topological qubits that protect quantum information from environmental noise, significantly reducing error rates.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Structure:<\/strong>\u00a0It uses a \u201ctopoconductor,\u201d a hybrid material made of indium arsenide (semiconductor) and aluminum (superconductor) that creates a new topological state of matter.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Scalability &amp; Size:<\/strong>\u00a0The chip is designed to scale to a million qubits while being small enough to fit in the palm of a hand, potentially reducing the need for massive, warehouse-sized quantum computers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Control Mechanism:<\/strong>\u00a0The chip allows for digital control of qubits using simple voltage pulses, similar to a light switch, rather than requiring individual, complex calibrations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Development Path:<\/strong>\u00a0Developed by Microsoft, it is considered a significant step toward making quantum computers useful for industrial-scale problems within years rather than decades.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I. It is expected that&nbsp;Majorana 1&nbsp;chip will enable quantum computing.&nbsp;&nbsp; II. Majorana 1 chip has been introduced by&nbsp;Amazon Web Services (AWS).&nbsp;&nbsp; III. Deep learning is a subset of machine learning.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Which of the statements given above are correct?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Answer:&nbsp;(c) I and III only&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Majorana 1&nbsp;Chip Key details of the&nbsp;Majorana 1 chip&nbsp;include:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,1],"tags":[44],"years":[63],"class_list":["post-2869","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-prelims","category-upsc","tag-science-and-tech","years-63"],"acf":[],"taxonomy_info":{"category":[{"value":3,"label":"Prelims"},{"value":1,"label":"UPSC"}],"post_tag":[{"value":44,"label":"Science and Tech"}],"years":[{"value":63,"label":"2025"}]},"featured_image_src_large":false,"author_info":{"display_name":"LotusArise","author_link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/author\/team-lotusarise"},"comment_info":0,"category_info":[{"term_id":3,"name":"Prelims","slug":"prelims","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":3,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":1,"count":1251,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":3,"category_count":1251,"category_description":"","cat_name":"Prelims","category_nicename":"prelims","category_parent":1},{"term_id":1,"name":"UPSC","slug":"upsc","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":1269,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":1,"category_count":1269,"category_description":"","cat_name":"UPSC","category_nicename":"upsc","category_parent":0}],"tag_info":[{"term_id":44,"name":"Science and Tech","slug":"science-and-tech","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":44,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":167,"filter":"raw"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2869","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2869"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2869\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2869"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2869"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2869"},{"taxonomy":"years","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/years?post=2869"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}