In the context of modern scientific research, consider the following statements about IceCube, a particle detector located at South Pole, which was recently in the news : 1. It is the worlds largest neutrino detector, encompassing a cubic kilometre of ice

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Q: 80 (IAS/2015)
In the context of modern scientific research, consider the following statements about ‘IceCube’, a particle detector located at South Pole, which was recently in the news :
1. It is the world’s largest neutrino detector, encompassing a cubic kilometre of ice.
2. It is a powerful telescope to search for dark matter
3. It is buried deep in the ice.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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{'largest neutrino detector': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'particle detector': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'dark matter': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'ice': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'powerful telescope': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'south pole': [1, 0, 0, 0], 'cubic kilometre': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'modern scientific research': [0, 0, 0, 1]}