First Supercomputer developed in India is …........

Correct option is B

The first supercomputer developed in India was PARAM, which was designed by the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) in Pune. PARAM (which means "Supreme" in Sanskrit) was developed under the leadership of Dr. Vijay Bhatkar in the late 1980s and early 1990s. This initiative marked India's entry into the field of supercomputing.
Important Key Points:
1. Development by C-DAC - PARAM was developed by the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) to build India's own high-performance computing systems.
2. Leadership - The project was led by Dr. Vijay Bhatkar, a key figure in the Indian supercomputing initiative.
3. Reason for Development - PARAM was developed due to U.S. technology export restrictions which limited India’s access to supercomputing technology.
4. Series of Supercomputers - PARAM led to a series of supercomputers that include newer versions such as PARAM 8000, PARAM 10000, and others.
Knowledge Booster:
• PARAM ISHANBY (option a) is not an actual supercomputer and was included to confuse candidates.
• EPARAM (option c) is a non-existent name, intended to serve as a distractor.
• CRAY-1 (option d) was a supercomputer developed in the United States by Cray Research in 1976 and was one of the world’s first supercomputers, but it was not developed in India.