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?

Answer: D. Param ShivayConcept: 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…

  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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