Biology Miscellaneous (Part-III)

📆 November 5, 2024

Total Questions: 50

1. ICAR’s Central Institute for Research on Goats is established at: [U.P.P.C.S. (GIC) 2017]

(a) Bharatpur
(b) Makhdoom, Mathura
(c) Bikaner
(d) Aligarh

Correct Answer: (b) Makhdoom, Mathura

Solution:The Central Institute for Research on Goats (CIRG) was established by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), at Makhdoom village near Farah town in Mathura district of Uttar Pradesh on 12 July, 1979 for undertaking research on all aspects of goat production and utilization.

2. Where is the High Security Animal Disease Laboratory is located in India? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2005]

(a) Hyderabad
(b) Bangalore
(c) Bhopal
(d) Mumbai

Correct Answer: (c) Bhopal

Solution:High Security Animal Disease Laboratory is located at Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.

3. Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants is situated at which of the following place? [U. P. R.O./A.R.O. (Mains) 2021]

(a) Lucknow
(b) Varanasi
(c) Gorakhpur
(d) None of the above

Correct Answer: (a) Lucknow

Solution:Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CIMAP) is a premier multidisciplinary research institute of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) with its major focus on exploiting the potential of medicinal and aromatic plants (MAPs) by cultivation, bioprospection, chemical characterization, extraction, and formulation of bioactive phytomolecules. It is situated at Lucknow. Initially set up as Central Indian Medicinal Plants Organisation (CIMPO) in the year 1957 with a mandate to work and stimulate research on medicinal plants; subsequently aromatic plants also brought under its ambit. CIMPO started functioning from 26th March, 1959 and rechristened as Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CIMAP) in the year 1978.

4. Among Lucknow based National Science Institutes, identify the non C.S.I.R. Institute [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2005]

(a) CIMAP (Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants)
(b) NBRI (National Botanical Research Institute)
(c) BSIP (Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany)
(d) CDRI (Central Drug Research Institute)

Correct Answer: (c) BSIP (Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany)

Solution:

The Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany (BSIP; now renamed as Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences) is an autonomous institute or a non-C.S.I.R. Institute constituted under the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India. This Institute is located at Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh and is a place of higher learning in the field of plant fossil research.

5. Which one of the following is not correctly matched? [U.P. R.O./A.R.O. (Mains) 2021]

(a) National Centre of Organic Farming - Ghaziabad
(b) Indian Institute of Pulses Research - Kanpur
(c) Indian Institute of Vegetable Research - Gorakhpur
(d) Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research - Lucknow

Correct Answer: (c) Indian Institute of Vegetable Research - Gorakhpur

Solution:Indian Institute of Vegetable Research is situated at Varanasi. Other given Institutes and their locations are correctly matched.

Institute	Location
National Centre for Organic Farming	Ghaziabad
Central Forest Research Institute	Dehradun, Uttarakhand
National Dairy Research Institute	Karnal, Haryana
National Institute of Communicable Diseases	Delhi
Central Road Research Institute	New Delhi
Central Coconut Research Institute	Kerala
National Environmental Engineering Research Institute	Nagpur
National Botanical Research Institute	Lucknow
Central Potato Research Institute	Shimla
Central Sugarcane Research Institute	Coimbatore

6. The National Institute for the Mentally Handicapped is situated at [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2013]

(a) Hyderabad
(b) New Delhi
(c) Kolkata
(d) Chennai

Correct Answer: (a) Hyderabad

Solution:The National Institute for the Mentally Handicapped is situated at Secunderabad (District-Hyderabad). It is now renamed as National Institute for the Empowerment of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities.

7. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below in the lists : [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2001]

List-I (Institution)		List-II (Location)
A. Central Drug Research Institute		1. Allahabad
B. Central Leprosy Institute		2. Kanpur
C. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology		3. Agra
D. Indian Institute of Sugar Technology		4. Lucknow

Code :	A	B	C	D
(a)	1	2	3	4
(b)	3	1	4	2
(c)	4	3	1	2
(d)	2	4	3	1

Correct Answer: (c)

Solution:The correctly matched order is :

Institute	Location
Central Drug Research Institute	Lucknow
National JALMA Institute for Leprosy and Other Mycobacterial Diseases (Central Leprosy Institute)	Agra
Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology	Allahabad
Indian Institute of Sugar Technology (National Sugar Institute)	Kanpur

8. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below in the lists : [I.A.S. (Pre) 2001]

List-I (Institute)	List-II (Location)
A. Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants	1. Chandigarh
B. Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics	2. Hyderabad
C. Institute of Microbial Technology	3. New Delhi
D. National Institute of Immunology	4. Lucknow

Code	A	B	C	D
(a)	2	4	1	3
(b)	4	2	1	3
(c)	2	4	3	1
(d)	4	2	3	1

Correct Answer: (b)

Solution:The correctly matched order is :

Institute	Location
Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants	Lucknow
Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics	Hyderabad
Institute of Microbial Technology	Chandigarh
National Institute of Immunology	New Delhi

9. Where is the National Institute of Virology situated? [M.P. P.C.S. (Pre) 2020]

(a) Pune
(b) Hyderabad
(c) Mumbai
(d) Lucknow

Correct Answer: (a) Pune

Solution:The National Institute of Virology is situated in Pune, Maharashtra. It is part of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). It was previously known as 'Virus Research Centre' and was founded in collaboration with the Rockefeller Foundation. It has been designated as a WHO H5 reference laboratory for the SE Asia region.

10. DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics Research Centre is situated at: [U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2013]

(a) Pune
(b) New Delhi
(c) Hyderabad
(d) Kolkata

Correct Answer: (c) Hyderabad

Solution:The Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics (CDFD) is an Indian biotechnology research centre, located in Hyderabad, India, operated by the Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India.

The DBT (Department of Biotechnology), is responsible for promoting and accelerating biotechnology research, development, and application in India across various sectors like agriculture, healthcare, and industry. It plays a significant role in India's scientific and technological advancements.

DBT has launched national strategies to guide the growth of the biotech sector and align it with global standards. DBT's work has implications for agriculture (e.g., genetically modified crops), healthcare (e.g., diagnostics and drug discovery), and the environment (e.g., bioremediation). DBT focuses on the socioeconomic benefits of biotechnology, including empowering rural populations, SC/ST communities, and promoting women's participation.

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