India to be home to world's largest telescope project

Q.  India is home to the largest telescope project in the world, where is it located?
- Published on 28 Mar 16

a. Hanle
b. Ladakh
c. Both a and b
d. Neither a nor b

ANSWER: Both a and b
 
India is home to the biggest telescope project in the world - USD 1.47 billion Thirty Metre Telescope International observatory in Hanle, Ladakh. The first choice for the project had been Hawaii but there were problems with this. India is building edge sensors, system support assemblies and actuators apart from contributing to the software of TMT.

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