ISRO decided to open a Regional Academic Centre for Space at IIT _______ in December 2020.

Correct option is D

The correct answer is (D)   ​Varanasi

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In December 2020, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) established the Regional Academic Centre for Space (RAC-S) at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Varanasi (BHU).

• Promote research in space science, technology, and applications.
• Support student-focused research projects in the region.
• Facilitate both short-term and long-term projects.
• Organize programs to build capacity in the field.

The RAC-S collaborates with leading science and technology institutes in Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and Chhattisgarh to achieve these objectives.

The MoU for setting up RAC-S was signed on December 23, 2020, by Dr. P.V. Venkitakrishnan, Director of CBPO, ISRO, and Prof. Pramod Kumar Jain, Director of IIT (BHU), Varanasi.

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