Question

Which one of the following Ministries has launched a new programme on Interdisciplinary Cyber Physical Systems (ICPS) to foster and promote R&D? 

A. Ministry of Earth Science 

B. Ministry of Science and Technology 

C. Ministry of Information and Broadcasting 

D. Ministry of New and Renewable Energy

Answer 1

Correct option (b) Ministry of Science and Technology

Explanation:

Department of Science and Technology (DST) has launched Cyber Physical Systems (CPS) programme dealing with self-driven cars, autonomous unmanned vehicles and aircraft navigation systems. The programme is still at a nascent stage. Rs. 3,000-crore has been conceived for it and it will first take root in some of the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs).