What is the Galileo Project which has been in news recently?
- AAn intercountry programme of missile shield developed by the United States of America
- Ba Project developed by India with assistance from Canada
- CAn environmental protection project being developed by Japan
- Da multi-satellite navigation project being developed by the European UnionCorrect
Explanation
The Galileo Project is a global navigation satellite system GNSS that was created by the European Union through the European Space Agency. It was designed to provide a high precision positioning system independent of the American GPS and the Russian GLONASS. Unlike those systems which are operated by the military, Galileo is under civilian control and provides accurate location data for commercial and public use across the globe. Therefore, option D is the correct answer.
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