Q35 · UPSC Prelims 2016 · Set A · Current Affairs and GK

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'Project Loon', sometimes seen in the news, is related to

A Waste management technology
B Wireless communication technology
C Solar power production technology
D Water conservation technology

Correct answer: (b) Wireless communication technology

Explanation

  1. A

    Waste management technology

    Waste management. Project Loon is not a landfill or waste-to-energy project. This letter is not the key.

  2. B

    Wireless communication technology

    Wireless communication. Alphabet/Google’s Project Loon used high-altitude balloons to beam internet connectivity to the ground—a wireless last-mile idea. That stored letter is the official key.

  3. C

    Solar power production technology

    Solar power production. Balloons may carry solar panels for their own power, but the project’s purpose is connectivity, not utility-scale solar. This letter is not the key.

  4. D

    Water conservation technology

    Water conservation. Loon is unrelated to watersheds or irrigation. This letter is not the key.

Summary. Official key is (b) wireless communication technology. Project Loon floated stratospheric balloons to deliver internet. It is not waste, solar-farm or water tech. Honour the stored letter (b).