Scientific Research Institutes & Organisations Questions with Solutions

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This topic covers India's scientific research institutes and organisations, such as BARC, ISRO, DRDO, CSIR and its laboratories, ICAR and ICMR, and specialised research centres for crops, animals, oceans and medicine, along with where they are located. Questions usually ask where an institute is located and what it researches. For example, BARC is in Mumbai, the Central Rice Research Institute is in Cuttack, and the National Institute of Oceanography is in Goa. A table of institute, city and field is the best way to revise this topic. Practise the research institutes questions below, written in the style of the general awareness sections of exams such as SSC, banking, railways, CUET GAT, MAH CET and CLAT. Each question comes with a detailed explanation that adds related facts, so every question helps you revise more than one point.

  1. Q1.

    The National Institute of Virology (NIV) is located in:

    A. HyderabadB. PuneC. LucknowD. Kolkata
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  2. Q2.

    The Atomic Energy Establishment, Trombay (AEET) was the earlier name of:

    A. Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC)B. Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic ResearchC. Tata Institute of Fundamental ResearchD. Raja Ramanna Centre for Advanced Technology
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  3. Q3.

    The Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) of ISRO is located at:

    A. ThiruvananthapuramB. SriharikotaC. AhmedabadD. Bengaluru
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  4. Q4.

    Dakshin Gangotri, Maitri and Bharati are India's research stations in:

    A. the ArcticB. AntarcticaC. the Indian OceanD. the Himalayas
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  5. Q5.

    The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) is located at:

    A. Kolkata, West BengalB. Bengaluru, KarnatakaC. Chennai, Tamil NaduD. Pune, Maharashtra
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  6. Q6.

    Which city is also known as the 'Queen of the Deccan'?

    A. PuneB. NagpurC. AurangabadD. Hyderabad
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  7. Q7.

    The Banaras Hindu University (BHU), founded in 1916, is located in:

    A. Uttar PradeshB. Madhya PradeshC. UttarakhandD. Bihar
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  8. Q8.

    The ICMR-National Institute of Virology (NIV) is located in:

    A. HyderabadB. New DelhiC. KasauliD. Pune
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  9. Q9.

    The Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit, at Kalady, is situated in:

    A. UttarakhandB. Tamil NaduC. KeralaD. Karnataka
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  10. Q10.

    What is the full form of C-DAC?

    A. Centre for Development of Advanced ComputingB. Council for Development of Applied ComputingC. Centre for Digital Applications and ComputingD. Central Department of Advanced Communication
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  11. Q11.

    AYUSH is an acronym for:

    A. Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and HomoeopathyB. Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani, Sowa-Rigpa and Herbal medicineC. Ayurveda, Yunani, Shiatsu and Holistic healingD. Allopathy, Yoga, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy
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