Question

Dakshin Gangotri is _________.

• A. A river-valley project in Andhra Pradesh
• B. An unmanned station located in Antarctica for continuous weather and scientific recordings
• C. A second source of the river Ganga
• D. An island in the Indian Ocean near Antarctica

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

An unmanned station located in Antarctica for continuous weather and scientific recordings

• Dakshin Gangotri is an Indian first research station established in Antarctica. It was established during third Indian expedition between 1983-84.
  
• An automatic weather recording station was set up here. The station is also used to conduct tests on radio waves in Antarctica. Other functions of the Dakshin Gangotri included observations of physical oceanography, the chemistry of the freshwater lakes around, biological traits of the land, biological traits of the water, geology, glaciology and geomagnetism of the area.