C-DAC was founded in 1988 to build an indigenous supercomputer after which country denied India a Cray supercomputer?

United States. The United States is the answer. It refused to let India buy a Cray supercomputer in the late 1980s. The fear was that the machine could help weapons work. India then set up C-DAC in March 1988 to build its own machine. The other countries listed were not the source of the refusal. Memory hook: the US said no, so C-DAC said yes. Read more: PARAM Siddhi-AI, ISRO, Achievements of Indians in Science and Technology.

PARAM 8000, India's first gigaflops-class parallel computer, was completed in which year?

1991. 1991 is the answer. C-DAC finished PARAM 8000 in July 1991. C-DAC itself was set up three years earlier, in 1988. PARAM 10000 came in 1998. PARAM Padma, the teraflop machine, came in 2002. Memory hook: 1988 start, 1991 finish. Read more: PARAM Siddhi-AI, ISRO, Achievements of Indians in Science and Technology.

Which chips powered each node of PARAM 8000?

Inmos transputers. Inmos transputers are the answer. A transputer is a chip built for parallel computers. Inmos was a British firm. So the design was Indian, but the key chips were bought abroad. Cray machines used a different design. Memory hook: a British chip in an Indian machine. Read more: PARAM Siddhi-AI, ISRO, Achievements of Indians in Science and Technology.

Which PARAM machine was India's first supercomputer to enter the Top500 list?

PARAM Padma. PARAM Padma is the answer. It reached one teraflop in 2002. It ranked 171 on the Top500 list in June 2003. PARAM 8000 and PARAM 10000 were earlier and slower. PARAM Yuva came later, in 2008. Memory hook: Padma was the first to rank. Read more: PARAM Siddhi-AI, ISRO, Achievements of Indians in Science and Technology.

Bhatkar received the Padma Shri and the Padma Bhushan in which years?

2000 and 2015. 2000 and 2015 are the answer. He received the Padma Shri in 2000. He received the Padma Bhushan in 2015. The Padma Bhushan ranks above the Padma Shri. Memory hook: Shri first, Bhushan fifteen years later. Read more: PARAM Siddhi-AI, ISRO, Achievements of Indians in Science and Technology.

What problem did the GIST group at C-DAC work on?

Using Indian scripts on ordinary computers. Using Indian scripts on ordinary computers is the answer. GIST stands for Graphics and Intelligence based Script Technology. An expansion board let a personal computer show most Indian scripts. C-DAC also worked on a common keyboard and on ISCII. The other options are not GIST work. Memory hook: GIST gave computers Indian scripts. Read more: PARAM Siddhi-AI, ISRO, Achievements of Indians in Science and Technology.

The National Supercomputing Mission gives users access to its supercomputers through which network?

National Knowledge Network. The National Knowledge Network is the answer. It connects academic institutions and research labs at high speed. The mission began in 2015. By March 2025 it had deployed 34 supercomputers. Bhatkar is linked with work on exascale computing. Memory hook: NSM machines, NKN links. Read more: PARAM Siddhi-AI, ISRO, Achievements of Indians in Science and Technology.

In which district of Maharashtra was Vijay Bhatkar born?

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