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Q: What is name of India's first research station located at the International Arctic Research Base Ny-Alesund, Svalbard, Norway?
  • A. Maitri
  • B. Himadri
  • C. Dakshin Gangotri
  • D. Bharathi
Correct Answer: Option B - Himadri 'the abode of snow' is India's first research station located at the International Arctic Research base, Ny-Alesund, Svalbard, Norway. It is located at a distance of 1,200 kilometers from the North Pole. It was inaugurated on the 1st July, 2008 by Shri Kapil Sibal the Former Minister of Science and Technology and Earth Science, in the presence of dignitaries from Norway, UK, Germany, and other countries besides India. National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCAOR) as nodal agency make sure availability of the requisite facilities at the Himadri. Dakshin Gangotri-the first, Maitri- the second and Bharti, India's latest research station in Antarctica.
B. Himadri 'the abode of snow' is India's first research station located at the International Arctic Research base, Ny-Alesund, Svalbard, Norway. It is located at a distance of 1,200 kilometers from the North Pole. It was inaugurated on the 1st July, 2008 by Shri Kapil Sibal the Former Minister of Science and Technology and Earth Science, in the presence of dignitaries from Norway, UK, Germany, and other countries besides India. National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCAOR) as nodal agency make sure availability of the requisite facilities at the Himadri. Dakshin Gangotri-the first, Maitri- the second and Bharti, India's latest research station in Antarctica.

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Himadri 'the abode of snow' is India's first research station located at the International Arctic Research base, Ny-Alesund, Svalbard, Norway. It is located at a distance of 1,200 kilometers from the North Pole. It was inaugurated on the 1st July, 2008 by Shri Kapil Sibal the Former Minister of Science and Technology and Earth Science, in the presence of dignitaries from Norway, UK, Germany, and other countries besides India. National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCAOR) as nodal agency make sure availability of the requisite facilities at the Himadri. Dakshin Gangotri-the first, Maitri- the second and Bharti, India's latest research station in Antarctica.