PARAM 8000, India's first indigenously developed supercomputer, was built by which organisation?
- A.Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
- B.Indian Space Research Organisation
- C.Defence Research and Development Organisation
- D.Centre for Development of Advanced Computing
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Explanation
The correct answer is D, the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing, usually written as C-DAC. PARAM 8000 was unveiled in 1991 under the leadership of Vijay Bhatkar, and it made India one of the small group of countries building their own supercomputers. It began the PARAM series, whose name comes from the Sanskrit word for supreme.
Option A, the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, works on nuclear science and has its own computing facilities, but the PARAM line is not its project. Option B, the Indian Space Research Organisation, handles launch vehicles, satellites and space applications. Option C, the Defence Research and Development Organisation, develops defence systems and technologies. Each of these bodies appears in general knowledge papers for its own achievements, so keep the pairing firm: PARAM with C-DAC, and the year 1991 with Vijay Bhatkar as the scientist named in the question.
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