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Prelims 2025 · Science and Technology · Question 2

With reference to Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), consider the following statements: I. All types of UAVs can do vertical landing. II. All types of UAVs can do automated hovering. III. All types of UAVs can use battery only as a source of power supply. How many of the statements given above are correct?

  1. Only one
  2. Only two
  3. All the three
  4. None

Answer

None

I. All types of UAVs can do vertical landing — Incorrect. Fixed-wing UAVs generally need a runway/recovery system; only VTOL types can land vertically.

II. All types of UAVs can do automated hovering — Incorrect. Hovering is a feature of rotary-wing or some VTOL UAVs; fixed-wing UAVs cannot hover in place.

III. All types of UAVs can use battery only as a source of power supply — Incorrect. UAVs may use batteries, fuel engines, hybrid systems, solar power, etc.; battery-only is not universal.

Hence, none of the statements is correct.

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