Question

"Dakshin gangotri" is ____
A) First nuclear submarine acquired by India
B) The place from where Ganga originates
C) India’s permanent station at Antarctica
D) A tributary of river Ganges

Answer 1

Hint: During the third Indian mission to Antarctica in 1983–84, Dakshin Gangotri was founded. This was the first time an Indian team spent a winter conducting scientific research in Antarctica. An 81-member crew, including geologist Sudipta Sengupta, completed the station in eight weeks.

Complete answer:
Dakshin Gangotri, part of the Indian Antarctic Programme, was India's first research base station in Antarctica.

Let us look at the given options:
A) First nuclear submarine acquired by India: This option is incorrect because Dakshin gangotri is not the first nuclear submarine acquired by India. The Arihant (Destroyer of Enemies) is India's first nuclear-powered submarine of any sort, and it is the first undersea component of the country's nuclear delivery capability.
B) The place from where Ganga originates: This option is incorrect because Dakshin gangotri is not the place from where Ganga originates. The Ganges River begins in the Himalaya Mountains near Gomukh, the Gongotri Glacier's end.
C) India’s permanent station at Antarctica: This is the correct answer. The Dakshin Gangotri station in Antarctica was India's first scientific base station. The South Pole is 2,500 kilometres away (1,600 miles).
D) A tributary of river Ganges: This option is incorrect because Dakshin gangotri is not a tributary of river Gange. The Yamuna, the Ramaganga, the Gomti, the Ghagra, the Son, the Gandak, the Burhi Gandak, the Kosi, and the Mahananda are the major tributaries.

Thus, the correct answer is Option C) India’s permanent station at Antarctica.

Note: It was an unmanned station fueled by solar energy and built up using indigenous Indian technology. To capture all of the data that was gathered, the station was completely computerised. It was made of prefabricated wood and was meant to be a permanent station. It had an amateur radio station as well as an Inmarsat communication terminal.