MPPSC 2022 Prelims Q47: Which of the following is not an example of a virtual

Q: What is the answer to MPPSC 2022 Prelims Q47?

D. Correct — D, Cortesa. Alexa (Amazon), Cortana (Microsoft), and Siri (Apple) are all real, widely-used AI-powered voice/virtual assistants. 'Cortesa' is not a real product from any tech company — it does not exist.

MPPSC 2022 Prelims Paper-I · Question 47 of 100

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Which of the following is not an example of a virtual assistant?

(a)Alexa
(b)Cortana
(c)Siri
(d)Cortesa

Answer

Why

Correct — D, Cortesa. Alexa (Amazon), Cortana (Microsoft), and Siri (Apple) are all real, widely-used AI-powered voice/virtual assistants. 'Cortesa' is not a real product from any tech company — it does not exist.

Why the others are wrong

(a)Alexa — Amazon's virtual assistant, which powers Echo smart speakers — a genuine, real-world example.
(b)Cortana — Microsoft's virtual assistant, historically bundled with Windows — a genuine, real-world example.
(c)Siri — Apple's virtual assistant, built into iOS and macOS devices — a genuine, real-world example.

Concept

Virtual (voice) assistants are AI-driven software agents that use natural language processing and speech recognition to carry out tasks or answer queries from spoken commands. Major real-world examples include Amazon's Alexa, Apple's Siri, Microsoft's Cortana, and Google Assistant — an everyday consumer application of AI.

The trap is an odd-one-out format: three genuine, well-known tech products are mixed with one fabricated, similar-sounding name. It tests basic awareness of which brand ships which assistant, and requires not assuming an unfamiliar name is real just because it fits the pattern.

Key facts

Alexa — Amazon's virtual assistant, powers Echo smart speakers
Siri — Apple's virtual assistant, built into iOS/macOS
Cortana — Microsoft's virtual assistant, was bundled with Windows
Google Assistant is another major real-world example (not among this question's options)

Amazon Echo, a voice-controlled smart speaker powered by the Alexa virtual assistant.

Study next

Natural Language Processing (NLP) basicsGoogle Assistant and Bixby — other major virtual assistantsAI applications in daily life (chatbots, recommendation systems)Speech recognition and text-to-speech technologyMachine learning subsets: NLP, computer vision

Common traps

Assuming an unfamiliar-sounding option is real simply because it matches the naming pattern of the genuine ones (e.g., 'Cortesa')
Confusing Cortana (Microsoft) with Siri (Apple) — both similarly-branded voice assistants

Odd-one-out format: three genuine tech products plus one fabricated name — tests basic tech/current-affairs awareness.

Related PYQs

No directly related past PYQ was found.

Practice

practice — not a real PYQ
Which company developed the virtual assistant 'Siri'?
- (a)Google
- (b)Apple
- (c)Microsoft
- (d)Amazon
Answer(b) Apple — Siri is Apple's built-in voice assistant.
practice — not a real PYQ
Google's AI-powered virtual assistant is known as:
- (a)Cortana
- (b)Bixby
- (c)Google Assistant
- (d)Watson
Answer(c) Google Assistant — Google's voice-activated virtual assistant.