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With the announcement of Drone Shakti in the Union Budget, the industry got a massive push after the liberalization of the Drone Rules in 2021. The Government stated that start-ups will be promoted to facilitate Drone Shakti, with 'drone as a service'.
The current Government has taken a serious paradigm shift on drone technology and Drone Shakti announcement of the current FY budget proves the government's clear vision and focus towards this emerging industry. Drone Shakti and Kisan Drones will definitely help get this technology to impact common people on the grassroots level at a massive scale," according to the founder and CEO of a prominent aerospace quoted in a business magazine. The country is set to witness the use of large, unmanned aircraft systems weighing more than 150 kilograms across the sectors. Kisan Drones are already being used for crop assessments, land records, spraying of insecticides, and are expected to boost a wave of technology in the Agri and farming sector. Drones are also being used in surveillance systems for Railway Security. In India, drones were also deployed to deliver COVID-19 vaccines.
The current Government has taken a serious paradigm shift on drone technology and Drone Shakti announcement of the current FY budget proves the government's clear vision and focus towards this emerging industry. Drone Shakti and Kisan Drones will definitely help get this technology to impact common people on the grassroots level at a massive scale," according to the founder and CEO of a prominent aerospace quoted in a business magazine. The country is set to witness the use of large, unmanned aircraft systems weighing more than 150 kilograms across the sectors. Kisan Drones are already being used for crop assessments, land records, spraying of insecticides, and are expected to boost a wave of technology in the Agri and farming sector. Drones are also being used in surveillance systems for Railway Security. In India, drones were also deployed to deliver COVID-19 vaccines.
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COVID-19 vaccines were delivered by drones as ICMR-led pilot project to:
COVID-19 vaccines were delivered by drones as ICMR-led pilot project to:
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- Ladakh
- Katra
- Dantewada
- Manipur
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The question asks which location was the site of the ICMR-led pilot project for delivering COVID-19 vaccines by drone. Let's evaluate each option:
- Ladakh: Ladakh's difficult high-altitude terrain has been discussed in the context of various drone and logistics trials in India, but it was not the site of the ICMR-led COVID-19 vaccine drone delivery pilot referred to here.
- Katra: Katra, in Jammu and Kashmir, is known for pilgrim logistics near the Vaishno Devi shrine, but it is not associated with the ICMR vaccine-drone pilot project.
- Dantewada: Dantewada, in Chhattisgarh, is a remote, security-sensitive district, but the ICMR-led COVID-19 vaccine drone delivery pilot was not conducted there.
- Manipur: The ICMR ran its pilot project for delivering COVID-19 vaccines to remote and hilly areas by drone in Manipur, given the state's difficult terrain and connectivity challenges, making this the location actually used for the trial.
Manipur is the state specifically identified with this ICMR-led drone vaccine delivery pilot.
Therefore, the correct answer is Manipur.
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Question: 2
Which of the following is the online platform hosted by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation for various activities related to the management of drone activities in India?
Which of the following is the online platform hosted by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation for various activities related to the management of drone activities in India?
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- e-Drone Shakti
- Digital Sky platform
- Aakash Shakti
- Digital Drone platform
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The correct option is (B): Digital Sky platform.
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The question asks which online platform, hosted by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), manages drone-related activities in India. Let's consider each option:
- e-Drone Shakti: This name resembles the government's broader "Drone Shakti" policy push, but it is not the actual name of DGCA's dedicated online platform for drone management.
- Digital Sky platform: The Digital Sky platform is the official online system operated under the DGCA framework for drone registration, pilot licensing, permissions, and airspace-related activities such as No Permission No Takeoff (NPNT) compliance.
- Aakash Shakti: This is not a real, officially named DGCA platform; it does not correspond to any documented drone-management system.
- Digital Drone platform: This closely resembles the real name but is not the actual title used by the DGCA; the genuine platform is specifically called "Digital Sky", not "Digital Drone".
Among the options, only the Digital Sky platform is the real, officially operated DGCA system for managing drone activities.
Therefore, the correct answer is Digital Sky platform.
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Which of the following refers to the phenomenon of restricting the movement of drones within a defined airspace?
Which of the following refers to the phenomenon of restricting the movement of drones within a defined airspace?
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- Geo-fencing
- Drone-fencing
- Sky-fencing
- Air-fencing
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The correct option is (A): Geo-fencing.
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The question asks for the term describing the restriction of drone movement within a defined airspace. Let's examine each option:
- Geo-fencing: Geo-fencing is the established technical term for creating a virtual boundary around a geographic area, using GPS or similar positioning data, so that a drone's flight controller automatically restricts or prevents the drone from crossing that boundary. This is exactly the phenomenon described in the question.
- Drone-fencing: This is not a recognised technical term in drone regulation or aviation terminology; it is a plausible-sounding but invented phrase.
- Sky-fencing: Similarly, this is not an established or officially used term for airspace-restriction technology in drones.
- Air-fencing: This too is not a recognised term used in drone regulation; it does not correspond to any defined technical concept.
Only "geo-fencing" is the recognised, correctly named technology and term for restricting drone movement to a defined airspace.
Therefore, the correct answer is Geo-fencing.
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Question: 4
The Drone Rules, 2021 have been made in supersession of which of the following rules?
The Drone Rules, 2021 have been made in supersession of which of the following rules?
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- The Unmanned Aircraft System Rules, 2020
- The Aircraft Rules, 2020
- The Unmanned Aircraft System Rules, 2021
- The Manned Aircraft Rules, 1934
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The correct option is (C): The Unmanned Aircraft System Rules, 2021.
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The question asks which earlier rules were superseded by the Drone Rules, 2021. Let's go through each option:
- The Unmanned Aircraft System Rules, 2020: This option gets the subject matter right, unmanned aircraft system rules, but the year is incorrect; the rules that were actually in force immediately before the Drone Rules, 2021 were dated 2021, not 2020.
- The Aircraft Rules, 2020: This option is incorrect both in subject and year; the Aircraft Rules are a separate, much older and broader body of civil aviation rules dating back to 1937, not a 2020 drone-specific instrument.
- The Unmanned Aircraft System Rules, 2021: This matches both the correct subject, unmanned aircraft systems, and the correct year; these rules were notified earlier in 2021 and were shortly afterward superseded by the more liberalised Drone Rules, 2021.
- The Manned Aircraft Rules, 1934: This is incorrect on subject matter (manned rather than unmanned aircraft) and is not a real, applicable predecessor instrument for drone regulation.
The instrument that was directly and explicitly superseded by the Drone Rules, 2021 is the Unmanned Aircraft System Rules, 2021.
Therefore, the correct answer is The Unmanned Aircraft System Rules, 2021.
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Which autonomous body is responsible for national accreditation structure for drones?
Which autonomous body is responsible for national accreditation structure for drones?
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- Drone Council of India
- Unmanned Aircraft Council of India
- Manned Aircraft Council of India
- Quality Council of India
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The question asks which autonomous body is responsible for the national accreditation structure for drones. Let's assess each option:
- Drone Council of India: This is not a real, officially constituted autonomous accreditation body in India's drone regulatory framework.
- Unmanned Aircraft Council of India: This name sounds plausible given the subject matter but does not correspond to any actual autonomous body tasked with accreditation of drones or drone training organisations.
- Manned Aircraft Council of India: This option is a mismatch on subject matter itself, drones are unmanned aircraft, so a "manned aircraft" body would be unrelated to drone accreditation.
- Quality Council of India: The Quality Council of India (QCI) is the actual, real autonomous body that has been assigned the role of developing and administering the national accreditation structure for drone training organisations and related certification under the Drone Rules framework.
Only Quality Council of India is a genuine, existing autonomous body actually entrusted with this accreditation role.
Therefore, the correct answer is Quality Council of India.
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