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Q1Which period correctly represents the Golden Jubilee Commemoration Year observed by the Department of Science and Technology?
The commemoration ran from 3 May 2020 to 2 May 2021, aligning with the department's establishment anniversary. The April-to-March span is a financial-year distractor, the 2021-22 span is a year late, and the June-to-June span follows neither the stated commemoration period nor the establishment anniversary.
Q2Which pair correctly reflects ICMR's snapshot figures for Model Rural Health Research Units and field units?
ICMR's snapshot gives 35 Model Rural Health Research Units and 26 field units. The swapped count of 26 rural health research units with 35 field units reverses the figures. The count of 117 belongs to Multidisciplinary Research Units, not field units. The count of 28 belongs to institutes, not Model Rural Health Research Units.
Q3With reference to the CSIR National Institute of Oceanography NIO, consider the following statements:\n1. It is headquartered at Dona Paula in Goa and functions under the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research.\n2. It is exclusively dedicated to atmospheric research and forms part of the India Meteorological Department.\nWhich of the statements given above is/are correct?
Statement 1 is correct. CSIR NIO is headquartered at Dona Paula, Goa and is a constituent laboratory of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research focused on marine and oceanographic research. Statement 2 is incorrect because NIO is dedicated to oceanographic and marine sciences, not atmospheric research, and it is not part of the IMD.
Q4On which date was the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, established?
The Department of Science and Technology was established on 3 May 1971. The date 2 May 1971 is only a close calendar distractor, 3 May 1970 gives the right day and month but the wrong year, and 26 June 1971 confuses the establishment fact with the later source publication date pattern.
Q5With reference to ICAR's statement on India's production increases from 1950-51 to 2021-22, consider the following statements. 1. Foodgrains increased by 6.21 times. 2. Horticultural crops increased by 11.53 times. 3. Fish increased by 13.01 times. 4. Eggs increased by 70.74 times. Which statements are correct?
Statement 1 is correct because ICAR gives the foodgrains increase as 6.21 times. Statement 2 is correct because horticultural crops are given as 11.53 times. Statement 3 is wrong because 13.01 times is the figure for milk, while fish is given as 21.61 times. Statement 4 is correct because eggs are given as 70.74 times. Therefore, the correct combination includes foodgrains, horticultural crops and eggs, but not the fish statement as worded.
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6Assertion: The Department of Atomic Energy is under the charge of the Prime Minister. Reason: It executes policies laid down by the Atomic Energy Commission. Which of the following is correct?
7With reference to the Department of Space, consider the following statements. Statement 1: It implements the Indian space programme mainly through ISRO and PRL. Statement 2: NARL and NE-SAC are also among the bodies through which it implements the programme. Statement 3: Antrix Corporation and NSIL are main implementing bodies along with ISRO. Which statements are correct?
8Assertion: The new Technology Bhawan campus complex was described as having a 500-seat auditorium. Reason: The same description gave the complex a built-up area of 35,576 square metres. Choose the correct answer.
9Which date-chairmanship sequence correctly describes the first meeting of the Anusandhan National Research Foundation Governing Board?
10Which motto is associated with the Defence Research and Development Organisation?
11According to ISRO's FAQ on its organisational spread, which description is correct?
12Match the ISRO centres with the function assigned to them in ISRO's FAQ. Centre: 1. VSSC 2. URSC 3. SDSC SHAR Function: a. Satellite design and development b. Launch-base infrastructure c. Launch-vehicle development Choose the correct code.
13For CSIR's 2022 research-publication metric, arrange the reported elements in the correct order used to describe the result: year, publication volume, and average impact factor per paper.
14Consider the following Assertion and Reason about the ANRF Governing Board. Assertion: The Union Minister of Science and Technology and the Union Minister of Education are ex-officio Vice-Presidents of the Board. Reason: The Board composition specifically names these two Union Ministers for the ex-officio Vice-President role. Choose the correct answer.
15Assertion: The Indian Research Fund Association was renamed the Indian Council of Medical Research in 1949. Reason: The year 1949 marks the adoption of the Indian Council of Medical Research name for the Indian Research Fund Association. Choose the correct answer.