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Answer: (c)

INS stands for Indian Navy Ship. INS was anchored off near Colaba in Mumbai. It is a Naval Hospital Ship. INHS Asvini has the distinction of emerging as the first Armed Forces Hospital with networked radiology images, sourced principally from a recently installed Digital Subtraction Angiography (DSA) machine (Siemens Polystar Top 1000 MA). In recent times, newer imaging machines offer digital images that are in DICOM format.

DICOM denotes ‘Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine”. Image management at INHS Asvini involves the transfer of DSA images in DICOM format, their conversion into Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG) format and subsequent transmission of JPG images through a robust networking system that connects all departments/OPD/Wards, facilitating direct access of images to a variety of specialists and specialities.

INHS Asvini is the principal Command Hospital of the Indian Navy with an 825-bed teaching facility. It is presently undergoing modernization, underscored by the rapid induction of ‘state of art medical equipment along with continual computerization and networking of various Departments, Wards and OPD.

Answer: (a)

Originally the domain will cover 8 languages like Hindi, Bodo, Dogri, Konkani, Maithili, Marathi, Nepali and Sindhi.

Answer: (a)

Kalpana-1 is the first dedicated meteorological satellite launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation using Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle on 2002-09-12. This was the first satellite launched by the PSLV into the geostationary orbit.

The satellite was originally known as MetSat-1. On February 5, 2003, it was renamed Kalpana-1 by the Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in memory of Kalpana Chawla—a NASA astronaut who perished in Space Shuttle Columbia disaster.

The satellite features a Very High-Resolution Scanning Radiometer (VHRR), for three-band images and a Data Relay Transponder (DRT) payload

Answer: (c)

NSS’ 34th International Space Development Conference will be held in Toronto.

Answer: (c)

First Climate Change theatre was opened at Pushpa Gujral Science City in Kapurthala, Punjab on 16 January 2014. The theatre will educate people on climate change. This is the second theatre in the world to be opened after Canada.