UPSC Previous Year Question | Prelims GS | 2026

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:

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 only
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. Neither 1 nor 2

Answer

Correct Answer

Both 1 and 2

Explanation

DHRUV64 is associated with India's Digital India RISC-V (DIR-V) programme, whose objective is to develop indigenous RISC-V-based microprocessor technology. DHRUV64 is described as the third chip fabricated under the programme and as India's first homegrown 1.0 GHz, 64-bit dual-core microprocessor. Hence both statements are correct.

Topics: indigenous technology, risc-v, science and technology, semiconductors