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2020

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

Which institue has created a chip named ‘Dhruva’ that can be mounted in smartphones and navigation devices to find places and routes within the country?

A	IIT Gandhinagar
B	IIT Bombay
C	IIT Indore
D	IIT Guwahati

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Dhruva will receive signals from India’s NAVIC group of navigation satellites as well as the US Global Positioning System-based satellites to determine these accurately under all weather conditions. which is under testing.

Detailed explanation-2: -• Dhruva –A Mutli-Band Navigation Receiver (Made in IIT-B) Page 4. Radio Frequency (RF) Bands.

Detailed explanation-3: -Q. What is ‘Dhruva’, that has been developed by researchers and students of IIT-Bombay? Notes: The students and researchers of IIT-Bombay has recently developed a homegrown receiver chip – Dhruva. The chip can be used in smartphones and navigation devices to find locations and routes within the country.

Detailed explanation-4: -NavIC stands for Navigation with Indian Constellation, which is an Indian regional navigation satellite system. According to ISRO, this is an independent regional navigation satellite system developed by India.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and its commercial wing ANTRIX developed the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System or IRNSS with its operational name of NAVIC (Navigation with Indian Constellation).

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