'PARAM Shakti', the petascale supercomputer developed under the National Supercomputing Mission (NSM), was inaugurated on which date and where?
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'PARAM Shakti', the petascale supercomputer developed under the National Supercomputing Mission (NSM), was inaugurated on which date and where?
- 26 March, 2022 at IIT, BHU, Varanasi
- 27 March, 2022 at IIT, Bombay, Maharashtra
- 27 March, 2022 at IIT, Kharagpur, West Bengal
- 29 March, 2022 at IIT, Ropar, Punjab
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C - 27 March, 2022 at IIT, Kharagpur, West Bengal
PARAM Shakti, a petascale supercomputer built under the National Supercomputing Mission (a joint initiative of MeitY and DST), was dedicated at IIT Kharagpur on 27 March 2022. It provides high-performance computing for research at the institute and nearby academic and R&D bodies; the other dates and IITs do not match this facility.
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