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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
At which conclave, the Prime Minister inaugurated the National Atomic Scale?
A
National Solar Power Conclave
B
National Defense Conclave
C
National Metrology Conclave
D
National Education Conclave
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The National Atomic Time Scale generates Indian Standard Time with an accuracy of 2.8 nanoseconds. The longitude of 82°30′ E has been selected as the ‘standard meridian’ of India against which the Indian Standard Time is set.

Detailed explanation-2: -The National Atomic Timescale generates Indian Standard Time with an accuracy of 2.8 nanoseconds.

Detailed explanation-3: -In technical words, it measures the actual length of a second. Atomic Clocks deviate only one second in up to 100 million years. The International System of Units (SI unit) define one second (in atomic time) as the time taken by the Cesium-133 atom in the ground state to oscillate 9, 192, 631, 770 times.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Conclave was organised by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-National Physical Laboratory (CSIR-NPL), New Delhi, on its 75th year of inception. The theme of the conclave is ‘Metrology for the Inclusive Growth of the Nation’.

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