UPSC Prelims 2016 · GS Paper I
Question 35: Science and Technology
‘Project Loon’, sometimes seen in the news, is related to
AnswerUPSC’s answer is (b).
Project Loon was a Google (Alphabet) project to provide internet access in remote and underserved areas through a network of high-altitude balloons floating in the stratosphere, linked to ground stations and to users' devices. It is a wireless communication technology. It had nothing to do with waste management, solar power production or water conservation.
Why each option is right or wrong
- (a) Loon had nothing to do with waste management.
- (b) Right: Loon used balloons to provide wireless internet.
- (c) Loon is not a solar power production technology.
- (d) Loon is not about water conservation.
Worth knowing: Alphabet wound down Project Loon in 2021, so it is no longer an active project.
Answer: UPSC’s key. Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2016, General Studies Paper I, Series A. The paper on upsc.gov.in.