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UPPCS Science & Technology Gap Sheet: Emerging technology: AI, quantum and drones.
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First, the concept
New technology changes how information is processed, how machines act and how products are made. Learn the basic mechanism, one practical use and one limit for each technology.
Avoid claims that a new technology is always superior. AI can make errors, quantum speed-ups apply to selected tasks, and fast mobile networks do not remove all delays.
✅ Already asked (8)
AI and connected machines
- Internet of Things · Connected physical devices collect or exchange data through sensors and networks.
- Edge computing · Processes data near its source instead of sending all data to a distant cloud.
Quantum and mobile networks
- Micius satellite · China's quantum communication experiment satellite, launched in 2016.
- 5G networks · Fifth-generation mobile networks; support higher capacity and low-latency applications.
- Atomic clock · Uses a stable atomic transition frequency for highly accurate timekeeping; standard caesium clocks use caesium-133.
Manufacturing, nanotechnology and robotics
- Nanotechnology · Engineering at roughly 1–100 nm scales where size can change material properties.
- Drone · Uncrewed aircraft; may be remotely piloted or have autonomous functions.
- Robot · Programmable machine acting in the physical world using control systems and actuators.
❌ Not asked yet (17)
Items marked 'asked in other exams' have come in UPSC or other state exams, not yet in UPPCS.
🔒 17 items not asked yet
AI and connected machines: 6 · Quantum and mobile networks: 5 · Manufacturing, nanotechnology and robotics: 5 · Recent (2024 onwards): 1
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⚠️ Quantum computers are not faster at every task. Bharat 6G Vision is a roadmap; it does not mean commercial 6G service is available.
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