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upsc-p1-science-tech-ipr MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers
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Q1With reference to intellectual property protection in India, consider the following statements: 1. The ordinary patent term is 20 years from the filing date. 2. A design initially receives 15 years of protection without any extension mechanism. 3. Trade mark registration can be renewed indefinitely in successive 10-year blocks. 4. A geographical indication is collective in nature rather than a private monopoly over the product itself. Which of the statements given above are correct? Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Statements 1, 3 and 4 are correct. A patent normally lasts 20 years from filing, trade mark registration is renewable in 10-year blocks, and a GI is collective. Statement 2 is incorrect because design protection begins with 10 years and may be extended by 5 years.
Q2With reference to international intellectual property arrangements, consider the following statements: 1. The TRIPS Agreement creates a single global patent enforceable in every member country. 2. The Patent Cooperation Treaty route simplifies filing but does not automatically grant an Indian patent without Indian examination where required. 3. A patent granted in the United States or Europe is not by itself enforceable in India. 4. The Doha Declaration on TRIPS and Public Health affirmed members' right to protect public health and promote access to medicines. Which of the statements given above are correct? Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Statements 2, 3 and 4 are correct. International filing systems simplify procedure, while patent rights remain territorial and Indian rights still require the applicable Indian process. The Doha Declaration recognises public-health policy space. Statement 1 is incorrect because TRIPS sets minimum standards; it does not create a world patent.
Q3Consider the following two statements about the National IPR Policy, 2016: Statement I: It coordinates India's intellectual property framework but does not replace the individual intellectual property Acts. Statement II: Its seven objectives include commercialisation, enforcement and adjudication, and human capital development. Which one of the following is correct?
Both statements are correct. The policy coordinates awareness, creation, protection, commercialisation and enforcement without displacing the governing Acts. Statement II lists three of its seven objectives, but that list does not explain why the policy coordinates rather than replaces the statutes.
Q4Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below. List I (Actor or institution) A. DPIIT B. Office of the CGPDTM C. Universities D. Anusandhan National Research Foundation List II (Role) 1. Research, disclosure, technology transfer and incubation 2. Strategic direction for research and innovation, but not administration under an IP statute 3. Nodal department for intellectual property policy 4. Administration of patents, designs, trade marks and geographical indications
Option C is correct. DPIIT is the nodal policy department; the CGPDTM office administers patents, designs, trade marks and GIs; universities connect research with disclosure, transfer and incubation; and the Anusandhan National Research Foundation gives strategic direction to research and innovation without administering an IP statute.
Q5Arrange the following stages in the innovation-to-market chain described for intellectual property commercialisation: 1. Licensing 2. Prototype and proof of concept 3. Manufacturing and standards compliance 4. Identification of a research problem and grant funding Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Option D is correct. The chain starts with a research problem and funding, moves to a prototype and proof of concept, then to protection and licensing, and subsequently to manufacturing and standards compliance. This is why filing an application alone is not commercialisation.
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6Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below. List I (Case) A. Bishwanath Prasad Radhey Shyam v. Hindustan Metal Industries B. R. G. Anand v. Deluxe Films C. Cadila Health Care v. Cadila Pharmaceuticals D. Ferid Allani v. Union of India List II (Principle) 1. Technical effect or technical contribution in computer-related inventions 2. Special care over confusion in pharmaceutical marks 3. Novelty and inventive step; obvious workshop improvement is insufficient 4. Copyright protects expression, not a mere idea or theme
7Arrange the following stages of the ordinary Indian patent process in the correct sequence: 1. Examination on request and issuance of a first examination report if objections exist 2. Filing of a provisional or complete specification 3. Grant after the applicant addresses the applicable objections and requirements 4. Publication of the application Select the correct answer using the code given below.
8Consider the following statements about safeguards under the Patents Act, 1970: 1. Section 3(d) requires enhanced efficacy for a new form of a known substance. 2. Section 84 permits a compulsory licence only after the patent has expired. 3. Section 107A covers acts needed for regulatory approval and authorised parallel import. 4. A compulsory licence authorises use under statutory conditions but does not itself revoke the patent. Which of the statements given above are correct? Select the correct answer using the code given below.
9Consider the following two statements about computer-related intellectual property: Statement I: A computer program per se is excluded from patentability in India. Statement II: Copyright can protect the expression in software code, while a claim showing technical effect or technical contribution may require a closer patent examination. Which one of the following is correct?