Consider the following statements: I. It is expected that Majorana 1 chip will enable quantum computing. II.…

Consider the following statements: I. It is expected that Majorana 1 chip will enable quantum computing. II. Majorana 1 chip has been introduced by Amazon Web Services (AWS). III. Deep learning is a subset of machine learning. How many of the statements given above are correct?
  1. I and II only
  2. II and III only
  3. I and III only
  4. I, II and III

Solution

Majorana 1 is a topological-qubit quantum chip — expected to enable quantum computing (I correct). It was introduced by Microsoft, not AWS (II incorrect). Deep learning is a subset of machine learning (III correct).

Asked in: UPSC Prelims 2025

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