Research Centres in India

Total Questions: 51

31. The Indian Institute of Remote Sensing is located at- [Chattisgarh P.C.S. (Pre) 2018]

(a) Bengaluru
(b) Hyderabad
(c) Ahmedabad
(d) Dehradun

Correct Answer: (d) Dehradun

Solution:Indian Institute of Remote Sensing is located in Dehradun, Uttarakhand. Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS) at Dehradun is a premier institute with the objective of capacity building in Remote Sensing and Geo-informatics and their applications through education and training programmes at postgraduate level. The Institute also hosts and provides support to the Centre for Space Science and Technology Education in Asia and the Pacific (CSSTE-AP), affiliated to the United Nations. The training and education programmes of the Institute are designed to meet the requirements of various target / user groups, i.e., for professionals at working, middle and supervisory levels, fresh graduates, researchers, academia, and decision makers. The duration of courses ranges from one week to two years.

32. V.V. Giri National Labour Institute is located at [U.P. P.C.S. (Mains) 2017]

(a) Noida
(b) New Delhi
(c) Ghaziabad
(d) Gurugram

Correct Answer: (a) Noida

Solution:VV. Giri National Labour Institute is located in Noida, Uttar Pradesh. V.V. Giri National Labour Institute (VVGNLI), an autonomous body of the Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India, set up in July 1974, is a premier Institute of Labour Research, Training and Education. Since its inception, the Institute has endeavoured through research, training and publications to reach all those who are concerned with various aspects of labour, both in the organised and unorganised sectors. The focus of such endeavours has been the transfer of academic insight and understanding related to all the aspects of labour for application to policy formulation, legislation and action to ensure a just and proper place for labour in an egalitarian and democratic society.

33. National Research Centre on seed spices is located at [R.A.S/R.T.S. (Pre) 2018]

(a) Doomara, Ajmer
(b) Mandore, Jodhpur
(c) Beechwal, Bikaner
(d) Durgapur, Jaipur

Correct Answer: (a) Doomara, Ajmer

Solution:National Research Centre on seed spices is located at Doomara, Ajmer. The ICAR-National Research Centre on Seed Spices is an apex centre of Indian Council of Agricultural Research working on the improvement of seed spices and the betterment of their stakeholders. The mandate of this institute is to carry out basic, applied and strategic research for the improvement of seed spices. The Indian Council of Agricultural Research established the National Research Centre on Seed Spices at Ajmer during the IX Five-Year-Plan to initiate research work on seed spices especially aimed to improve the productivity and quality with reference to domestic demand and export and value. The centre came into existence on 22 of April 2000. A number of technologies including varieties, precision nutrient and water management through drip fertigation, protected cultivation, plant protection and post-harvest handling & processing etc. have been developed at NRCSS for improving the production and quality of seed spices. NRCSS has more than 30 collaborations with various institutions around the country and working dedicatedly

34. Which one of the following agency is not involved in exporting agricultural goods? [U.P. P.C.S. (Mains) 2017]

(a) NAFED
(b) State Trading Corporation
(c) IFFCO
(d) MMTC

Correct Answer: (c) IFFCO

Solution:Indian Farmer Fertilizer Co-operative (IFFCO) is a Multi- State Co-operative society engaged in the business of manufacturing and marketing of fertilisers. It is headquartered in New Delhi. IFFCO is not concerned with exporting of agricultural goods.

35. National Research Centre on Camel is located at: [Raj. P.C.S. (Pre) 2023]

(a) Jodhpur
(b) Avikanagar
(c) Bikaner
(d) Ajmer
(e) Question not attempted

Correct Answer: (c) Bikaner

Solution:National Research Centre on Camel is located at Bikaner in Rajasthan. Notably, ICAR- National Research Centre on Camel is a premier Research Centre of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research which is an antonomous organisation under the department of Agricultural Research and Education, Ministry of Agriculture and farmers welfare, GOI. Considering the importance of camel in the socio-economic development of arid and semi-arid zones, the GOI established a Project Directorate on Camel at Bikaner (India) on 5th July, 1984 under aegis of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) which was upgraded to National Research Centre on Camel (NRCC) on September, 20, 1995.

36. Indian Institute of Vegetable Research is located at [U.P.P.C.S.(MAINS) 2016]

(a) Kanpur
(b) New Delhi
(c) Varanasi
(d) Allahabad

Correct Answer: (c) Varanasi

Solution:A full-fledged 'Indian Institute Vegetable Research' was established in the year 1999 to promote systematic vegetable research in India. It comes under the Department of Agricultural Research and Education under the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Government of India.

37. In which of the following place in Indian Vegetable Research Institute situated? [U.P.R.O./A.R.O.(MAINS) 2017]

(a) Agra
(b) Kanpur
(c) Lucknow
(d) Varanasi

Correct Answer: (d) Varanasi

38. Central Institute of Sub-tropical Horticulture is located at- [U.P.P.C.S.(Pre) 2010]

(a) Banglore
(b) Chandigarh
(c) Lucknow
(d) Nagpur

Correct Answer: (c) Lucknow

Solution:The Central Institute of Sub-tropical Horticulture (Formerly Known as Central Mango Research Institute) is located at Lucknow. The Central Institute for Subtropical Horticulture (CISH) was started as Central Mango Research istation on September 4, 1972 under the aegis of the Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bangalore. The Research Station was upgraded to a full-fledged Institute and named as Central Institute of Horticulture for Northern Plains on June 1, 1984. Renamed as Central Institute for Subtropical Horticulture (CISH) on June 14, 1995, is serving the natior on different aspects of research on mandated subtropical fruits. Has in place MOU to facilitate capacity building with Allahabad Agricultural Institute (Deemed University), Allahabad, APS University, Rewa, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow, Bundelkhand University, Jhansi, and Lucknow University, Lucknow; trains students for acquiring M.Sc and Ph.D degrees. Recognized by IGNOU, New Delhi as one of the study centres for offering one year Diploma Course on value added products from fruits and vegetabls. National Horticulture Mission has identified the Institute as nodal centre for imparting training on ejuvenation of old and senile mango orchards and meadow orcharding in guava. A fully equipped pesticide residue analysis and bio-control laboratories are other features.

39. The Headquarters of 'Indian Bureau of Mine' is at- [U.P.U.D.A./L.D.A.(Spl)(Pre) 2010]

(a) Ranchi
(b) Ahmedabad
(c) Nagpur
(d) Mysore

Correct Answer: (c) Nagpur

Solution:The headquarters of Indian Bureau of Mines is located Nagpur. The Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM) established in 1948, is a multi-disciplinary government organisation under the Ministry of Mines, engaged in the promotion of conservation, scientific development of mineral resources and protection of the environment in mines. The primary mission of Indian Bureau of Mines is to promote systematic and scientific development of Mineral resources of the Country (both onshore and offshore), through regulatory inspections of the mines, approval of mining plans and environment management plans to ensure the minimal adverse impact on the environment.

40. The Central Institute of Mining is located at: [U.P.P.C.S.(Pre) 1994]

(a) Cuttack
(b) Dhanbad
(c) Jamshedpur
(d) Bhavnagar

Correct Answer: (b) Dhanbad

Solution:The Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research (CIMFR) formally known as Central Mining Research Institute or CMRI, is located in Dhanbad, Jharkhand.

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