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Which satellite navigation system is developed by India as an alternative to GPS?

  1. GLONASS
  2. Galileo
  3. NavIC
  4. BeiDou

Answer: NavIC

NavIC (Navigation with Indian Constellation) is India's independent regional satellite navigation system with 7 satellites. Provides positioning accuracy better than 20m over India and 1500 km surrounding area. Used in transportation, disaster management, and mobile devices. GLONASS (Russia), Galileo (EU), BeiDou (China) are other global systems.

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