Correct Answer : CrayXMP-14
Cray XMP -14 was the first super computer purchased by India for medium range weather forecasting, New Delhi, in 1989. Param was developed by C-DAC Pune in 1991.
The cray XMP supercomputer being used for weather forecasting will be phased out by the end of the year. It was a dual-use technology and could be used for developing nuclear weapons.
A supercomputer is a computer with a high level of performance compared to a general-purpose computer. Performance of a supercomputer is measured in floating-point operations per second instead of million instructions per second.
