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UPSC Prelims 2026 GS Paper 1, question 79

Topic: Science and technology

Q79

Which of the following statements about DHRUV64 is/are correct ?

  1. It is the third chip fabricated under the DIR-V Programme with an overall aim to enable the creation of microprocessors for India.

  2. It is India's first homegrown 1.01.0 GHz, 64-bit dual-core microprocessor.

Select the answer using the code given below :

  1. (a) 1 only
  2. (b) 2 only
  3. (c) Both 1 and 2Correct answer
  4. (d) Neither 1 nor 2

Solution.

Answer: (c) Both 1 and 2

  1. Statement 1 is correct: DHRUV64 is the third chip fabricated under the Digital India RISC-V (DIR-V) Programme (following THEJAS32 and THEJAS64) aimed at building indigenous microprocessors for India.
  2. Statement 2 is correct: developed by the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), DHRUV64 is India's first homegrown 1.01.0 GHz, 64-bit dual-core RISC-V microprocessor.