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?

  1. A.

    Param 8000

  2. B.

    Param 10000

  3. C.

    Param Dhavak

  4. 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.

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