CSE · GS-3Official PYQ · CSE 2015 · Q11Science & Technology · Information Technology & IPR · 12.5 marks · 200 words
English
What do you understand by ‘Standard Positioning Systems’ and ‘Precision Positioning Systems’ in the GPS era? Discuss the advantages India perceives from its ambitious IRNSS programme employing just seven satellites.
हिन्दी
जी.पी.एस. युग में, ‘मानक स्थिति-निर्धारण प्रणालियों’ और ‘परिशुद्ध स्थिति-निर्धारण प्रणालियों’ से आप क्या समझते हैं? केवल सात उपग्रहों का इस्तेमाल करते हुए अपने महत्त्वाकांक्षी आई.आर.एन.एस.एस. कार्यक्रम से भारत किन लाभों को देखता है, इस पर चर्चा कीजिए।
Text taken verbatim from the commission's published question paper. Transcribed from UPSC’s question paper, CS(M) 2015 (English and Hindi). Source
Syllabus
Science & Technology · Information Technology & IPR
Awareness in the fields of Information Technology, Space, Computers, Robotics, Nano-technology, Bio-technology and issues relating to intellectual property rights.
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