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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following state has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Software Technology Parks of India (STPI) to set up four STPI centres in the state.
A
Odisha
B
Jharkhand
C
Madhya Pradesh
D
Andhra Pradesh
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Detailed Solution. The Goa government signed an MoU with the Software Technology Parks of India (STPI) for setting up an information technology (IT) park at Dona Paula.

Detailed explanation-2: -The MoU between the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, India and the Federal Ministry of Transport, Innovation and Technology, Austria was approved by the Cabinet. The MoU was signed on Technology Cooperation in the Road Infrastructure Sector.

Detailed explanation-3: -Software Technology Parks of India was set up in 1991 as an autonomous society under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY). STPI’s main objective has been the promotion of software exports from the country. STPI acts as ‘single-window in providing services to the software exporters.

Detailed explanation-4: -In 1990, Bengaluru was the first Software Technology Park (STP) of India that was set up along with STPs at Pune and Bhubaneswar, which later merged in June 1991 into a single autonomous society called Software Technology Parks of India.

Detailed explanation-5: -Presently, STPI has five Tier-III Data Centres located in Chennai, Vijayawada, Bhubaneshwar, Bangalore and Mohali.

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