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CDS 2024 · PYQ · Science & Technology / Indian Astronomy · easy

The Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope consists of

  1. A.a single parabolic antenna
  2. B.multiple parabolic antennas✓ Correct
  3. C.multiple circular antennas
  4. D.a combination of circular and parabolic antennas

Explanation

The Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT), located near Pune in Maharashtra, is operated by the National Centre for Radio Astrophysics (NCRA) of TIFR. It consists of 30 fully steerable parabolic dish antennas, each 45 metres in diameter, spread over distances of up to 25 km. It is one of the largest radio telescope arrays in the world operating at metre wavelengths and uses aperture synthesis to function as a single large telescope.
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