With reference to Terrier Cyber Quest 2026, consider the following statements: 1. It is a national-level hackathon launched by the C-DAC in collaboration with CyberPeace to develop indigenous solutions for emerging challenges in defence and cybersecurity. 2. The competition includes an “AI Kavach” track focused on AI/ML-based predictive threat intelligence, automated defence mechanisms and anomaly detection. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? |ForumIAS

Q. With reference to Terrier Cyber Quest 2026, consider the following statements:
1.It is a national-level hackathon launched by the C-DAC in collaboration with CyberPeace to develop indigenous solutions for emerging challenges in defence and cybersecurity.
2.The competition includes an “AI Kavach” track focused on AI/ML-based predictive threat intelligence, automated defence mechanisms and anomaly detection.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

[A] 1 only

[B] 2 only

[C] Both 1 and 2

[D] Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: B

Notes:

Explanation: 2 only

Statement 1 is incorrect: Terrier Cyber Quest 2026 (TCQ 3.0) is the third edition of a national-level hackathon organised by the Territorial Army in collaboration with CyberPeace, focusing on defence, cybersecurity and information-domain challenges.

Statement 2 is correct: The AI Kavach track focuses on applying Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for predictive threat intelligence, automated defence mechanisms and anomaly detection.

Source: PIB

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