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DHRUV64 के बारे में, निम्नलिखित में से कौन-सा/कौन-से कथन सही है/हैं ?

UPSC Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2026, General Studies Paper I, Question 79 — IT, computing & emerging technologies.

Prelims 2026 · Q79

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DHRUV64 के बारे में, निम्नलिखित में से कौन-सा/कौन-से कथन सही है/हैं ?

  1. 1.यह DIR-V कार्यक्रम के अंतर्गत निर्मित तृतीय चिप (chip) है, जिसका समग्र उद्देश्य भारत के लिए माइक्रोप्रोसेसरों के निर्माण को समर्थ बनाना है ।
  2. 2.यह भारत का प्रथम घरेलू 1·0 GHz, 64-बिट डुअल-कोर माइक्रोप्रोसेसर है ।

नीचे दिए गए कूट का प्रयोग कर उत्तर चुनिए :

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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 1.0 GHz, 64-bit dual-core microprocessor.

Select the answer using the code given below:

(a) 1 only · (b) 2 only · (c) Both 1 and 2 · (d) Neither 1 nor 2

उत्तर और व्याख्या · explanation in English

Answer: (c) 1 और 2 दोनों

DHRUV64, developed by C-DAC and launched in December 2025, is India's first homegrown 1.0 GHz, 64-bit dual-core microprocessor. It is the third chip fabricated under the Digital India RISC-V (DIR-V) Programme, after THEJAS32 and THEJAS64. Both statements are correct.

  • ✓ 1. The government's backgrounder calls DHRUV64 the third chip fabricated under the DIR-V Programme, after THEJAS32 (Silterra, Malaysia) and THEJAS64 (SCL Mohali).
  • ✓ 2. It is described as India's first homegrown 1.0 GHz, 64-bit dual-core microprocessor.

Remember · DIR-V (Digital India RISC-V) chips: THEJAS32, THEJAS64, then DHRUV64, India's first homegrown 1.0 GHz, 64-bit dual-core microprocessor. Dhanush and Dhanush+ are next.

Sources

  • PIB Backgrounder, DHRUV64: India's First 1.0 GHz, 64-bit dual-core Microprocessor (15 December 2025) ↗ “DHRUV64 is the third chip fabricated under the DIR-V Programme with an overall aim to enable creation of Microprocessors for the future in India. • The first chip, THEJAS32, fabricated at the Silterra facility in Malaysia. • The second chip, THEJAS64, manufactured domestically at Semiconductor Lab (SCL) Mohali. … DHRUV64, India’s first homegrown 1.0 GHz, 64-bit dual-core microprocessor, strengthens the indigenous processor pipeline.”

Question and answer: UPSC's provisional GS Paper I (2026, Series A) — paper ↗ · answer key ↗. Explanation: Minimalist IAS, checked 30 Sept 2026 (how we verify). ·

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