Question

Difficulty: MediumExplicit and Fact-Based Information Extraction

Read the following passage carefully:

In January 2025, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) released operational guidelines for the National Artificial Intelligence Compute Mission (NAICM). The mission aims to establish a GPU capacity of 10,000 units within three years through a public-private partnership (PPP) model. Under the guidelines, private data center operators providing compute access to recognized academia and registered startups are eligible for a 40% capital subsidy on GPU procurement, provided that at least 60% of the compute capacity is reserved exclusively for domestic research entities. However, commercial enterprises utilizing the infrastructure are entirely excluded from any fee concessions or capital subsidies. Furthermore, subsidy disbursement is strictly contingent upon third-party energy efficiency audits confirming a Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) rating below 1.4.

Based on the passage provided, which of the following statements regarding the National Artificial Intelligence Compute Mission are correct?

  1. Private data center operators must reserve a minimum of 60% of compute capacity for domestic research entities to qualify for the capital subsidy.Answer
  2. Commercial enterprises utilizing the compute infrastructure are excluded from fee concessions and capital subsidies.Answer
  3. C
    Data center operators are granted the 40% capital subsidy regardless of their Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) rating.
  4. D
    The compute capacity will be established solely through direct state funding and public sector facilities without private sector involvement.

Answer

The correct statements are that private data center operators must reserve at least 60% of compute capacity for domestic research entities to qualify for the capital subsidy, and that commercial enterprises using the compute infrastructure are excluded from fee concessions and capital subsidies.
According to the passage, eligibility for the 40% capital subsidy explicitly requires reserving at least 60% of compute capacity for domestic research entities. Additionally, the passage directly establishes that commercial entities using the compute infrastructure are entirely excluded from subsidies and concessions.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Locate the explicit conditions for subsidy eligibility in the text.
The passage explicitly requires that at least 60% of compute capacity be reserved for domestic research entities.
Direct fact verification against passage statements.
2
Check the passage for clauses regarding commercial enterprises.
The text explicitly states commercial enterprises are entirely excluded from fee concessions or capital subsidies.
Direct fact verification regarding scope and exclusions.
3
Verify statements regarding PUE rating and partnership model against the text.
The text requires PUE below 1.4 for subsidy disbursement and specifies a PPP model, invalidating statements claiming unconditional subsidies or exclusive state ownership.
Elimination of statements that misread explicit conditions or contradict stated facts.

Key Concept

Explicit and Fact-Based Information Extraction
Estimated Time:1m 30s
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