China completes installation of world’ largest telescope named as ‘FAST’

China, a communist nation in East Asia, has completed installation of the world’s largest telescope in Guizhou province. The 500 metre-diameter telescope covers an area larger than 30 football pitches. The telescope has overtaken the size of 300 metre-diameter

Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico.

The largest-ever radio telescope completed installation as the last piece of 4,450 panels was fitted in the center of the big dish. The hoisting of the last triangular-shaped panel to the reflector began. Hundreds of Chinese witnessed the installation on Sunday in a karst valley in Pingtang County of the southwestern province of Guizhou.

Important Question for Competitive Exam from this Current Affairs:

1. __________ County completes installation of world's largest telescope called 'FAST': a)Japan b)China c)India d)USA