UPSC General Studies Solved Paper - General Studies-2015

  • question_answer
    The term 'IndARC', sometimes seen in the news, is the name of

    A)  an indigenously developed radar system inducted into Indian Defence

    B)  India's satellite to provide services to the countries of Indian Ocean Rim

    C)  a scientific establishment set up by India in Antarctic region

    D)  India's underwater observatory to scientifically study the Arctic region

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    Exp. [d] A major milestone in India's scientific endeavours in the Arctic region has been achieved on the July 23, 2014 when a team of scientists from the ESSO-National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research (NCAOR) and the ESSO-National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT) successfully deployed Ind ARC, the country's first multi-sensor moored observatory in the Kongsfjorden fjord of the Arctic, roughly half way between Norway and the North Pole.


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