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Introduction to Quantum Computing

Quantum computing is an emerging field that leverages the principles of quantum mechanics to perform complex computations at unprecedented speeds. Unlike classical computers that use bits as the smallest unit of data, quantum computers use quantum bits or qubits. Qubits can exist in multiple states simultaneously thanks to superposition, enabling quantum machines to process a vast number of possibilities at once. This revolutionary approach has the potential to solve problems that are currently intractable for classical computers, such as cryptography, optimization, and simulation of molecular structures. Quantum computing is still in its developmental stages, but significant breakthroughs suggest it could transform industries like pharmaceuticals, finance, and cybersecurity. Researchers worldwide are heavily investing in quantum technologies to harness its full potential and redefine technological limits.

How Quantum Computing Works

Quantum computers operate based on the principles of superposition and entanglement. Superposition allows qubits to be in multiple…

Mangrove forests are deteriorating due to over-exploitation, deforestation, land reclamation and pollution. Large areas of mangroves have been cleared due to various factors.

Importance in maintaining coastal ecology:

•Basis of a complex marine food chain.

•Creation of breeding habitat for birds and water animals.

•Filtering and assimilating pollutants from upland run-off.

•Stabilization of bottom sediments.

• Anti-Tank Guided Missiles:

  • ATGMs are primarily designed to hit and destroy heavily armored military vehicles.

    • The missiles can be transported by a single soldier, to larger tripod-mounted weapons, which require a squad or team to transport and fire, to vehicle and aircraft mounted missile systems.

• This type of guided missiles rely on an electro-optical imager (IIR) seeker, a laser or a W-band radar seeker in the nose of the missile.

  • These are ‘fire-and-forget’ missiles where the operator can retreat right after firing as there is no more guidance required.

• Laser-Guided ATGM:

Vice President is neither the head of the state subordinate to the President of India rather he or she is the Chairman of the Upper House that is the Rajya Sabha and conducts the proceedings of the Rajya Sabha as it is done by the speaker of Lok Sabha, presently Shri Om Birla.

The Vice President of India is elected by all the members of the Parliament that is both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha but he becomes the member of only the Rajya Sabha and has nothing to do with the functioning of the Lok Sabha directly. The electoral college consist of only MP's and not the members of state legislative assembly by the system of proportional representation using single transferable votes and the voting is conducted by Election Commission of India. As said by Article 66.

Basically each candidate standing up for the elections of the…