Scientific Research Institutes & Organisations Questions with Solutions
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.
- Q1.
The National Informatics Centre (NIC), which provides IT support to the government, was established in:
A. 1984B. 1969C. 1976D. 1991mediumAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q2.
Which institute has developed an open-source tool called "IMPART" to monitor lake water surface temperatures?
A. AIIMSB. IIT MadrasC. IIT KanpurD. IIT BombaymediumAsked in MAH LLB 3 Year CET 2026View solution › - Q3.
The proposed India-based Neutrino Observatory (INO) is to be located in:
A. KeralaB. UttarakhandC. KarnatakaD. Tamil NadumediumAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q4.
The Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES) is located at:
A. Kodaikanal, Tamil NaduB. Nainital, UttarakhandC. Pune, MaharashtraD. Bengaluru, KarnatakamediumAsked in State PCSView solution › - Q5.
The Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL) is located at:
A. Mysuru, KarnatakaB. New DelhiC. Agra, Uttar PradeshD. Hyderabad, TelanganamediumAsked in State PCSView solution › - Q6.
The Indira Gandhi National Tribal University is located at:
A. Bastar, ChhattisgarhB. Ranchi, JharkhandC. Amarkantak, Madhya PradeshD. Koraput, OdishamediumAsked in State PCSView solution › - Q7.
The M. P. Birla Planetarium is located in:
A. KolkataB. ChennaiC. BengaluruD. HyderabadmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q8.
The Tamil University, whose campus is laid out in the shape of the map of Tamil Nadu, is situated at:
A. CoimbatoreB. ThanjavurC. MaduraiD. ChennaimediumAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q9.
The National Physical Laboratory (NPL), which maintains Indian Standard Time, is situated in:
A. BengaluruB. KolkataC. PuneD. New DelhimediumAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q10.
The Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR) was set up in:
A. 1961B. 1950C. 1972D. 1987mediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q11.
The Indian Academy of Sciences, founded in 1934 by C. V. Raman, is situated in:
A. PrayagrajB. BengaluruC. New DelhiD. KolkatamediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q12.
The Indian National Science Academy (INSA), founded in 1935, is situated in:
A. KolkataB. ChennaiC. BengaluruD. New DelhimediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q13.
The Geological Survey of India (GSI) was established in:
A. 1905B. 1861C. 1851D. 1767mediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q14.
The National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) was established in:
A. 1991B. 1947C. 1956D. 1969mediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q15.
The Forest Research Institute (FRI) was established as the Imperial Forest Research Institute at Dehradun in:
A. 1878B. 1906C. 1986D. 1929mediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q16.
The National Institute of Oceanography (NIO), with its headquarters in Goa, was founded on:
A. 1 January 1957B. 15 August 1969C. 1 April 1981D. 1 January 1966mediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q17.
The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) was founded in:
A. August 1947B. July 1929C. September 1942D. January 1950mediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q18.
The English and Foreign Languages University (EFLU), located in Hyderabad, was founded in:
A. 2007B. 1947C. 1969D. 1958mediumAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q19.
The Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) is located in:
A. KolkataB. New DelhiC. PuneD. BengalurumediumAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q20.
The Central Drug Research Institute (CDRI) of India is located at:
A. LucknowB. ChandigarhC. PuneD. HyderabadmediumAsked in RailwayView solution ›