Which of the following is related to National Super Computing Mission of…
2020
Which of the following is related to National Super Computing Mission of Government of India?
- A.
Param 8000
- B.
Param 10000
- C.
Param Dhavak
- D.
Param Shivay
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Correct answer: D
Concept: The National Supercomputing Mission (NSM) is a Government of India programme launched in 2015 (run jointly by MeitY and DST, implemented by C-DAC and IISc) to build a national grid of indigenously assembled supercomputers under the PARAM series, deployed at academic and research institutions.
Application: The first supercomputer assembled indigenously under the NSM was PARAM Shivay, an 833-teraflop machine inaugurated in 2019 at IIT (BHU) Varanasi. It is therefore the system directly tied to the National Supercomputing Mission.
Contrast with the other choices:
PARAM 8000 (1991) was India's first supercomputer, but it predates the NSM by over two decades and belongs to C-DAC's original pioneering effort, not the mission.
PARAM 10000 (1998) is another early C-DAC PARAM system, again built long before the 2015 NSM.
Param Dhavak is not a recognised supercomputer in the PARAM line, so it cannot be associated with the mission.
Result: PARAM Shivay is the system related to the National Supercomputing Mission.