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.
- Q21.
The ICMR-National Institute of Virology (NIV) is located in:
A. HyderabadB. New DelhiC. KasauliD. PuneeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q22.
The Geological Survey of India (GSI) was established in:
A. 1905B. 1861C. 1851D. 1767mediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q23.
The National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) was established in:
A. 1991B. 1947C. 1956D. 1969mediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q24.
The Forest Research Institute (FRI) was established as the Imperial Forest Research Institute at Dehradun in:
A. 1878B. 1906C. 1986D. 1929mediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q25.
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 › - Q26.
The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) was founded in:
A. August 1947B. July 1929C. September 1942D. January 1950mediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q27.
The English and Foreign Languages University (EFLU), located in Hyderabad, was founded in:
A. 2007B. 1947C. 1969D. 1958mediumAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q28.
The Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) is located in:
A. KolkataB. New DelhiC. PuneD. BengalurumediumAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q29.
The Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit, at Kalady, is situated in:
A. UttarakhandB. Tamil NaduC. KeralaD. KarnatakaeasyAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q30.
The Central Drug Research Institute (CDRI) of India is located at:
A. LucknowB. ChandigarhC. PuneD. HyderabadmediumAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q31.
The headquarters of the Atomic Energy Commission of India is at:
A. New DelhiB. MumbaiC. HyderabadD. KalpakkammediumAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q32.
The Indian Institute of Petroleum (IIP) is situated in:
A. DigboiB. DehradunC. VadodaraD. GuwahatimediumAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q33.
The National Water Academy (NWA) is located at:
A. RoorkeeB. BhopalC. Khadakwasla, PuneD. New DelhihardAsked in DefenceView solution › - Q34.
The National Institute of Ayurveda (NIA) is located in:
A. JamnagarB. VaranasiC. HaridwarD. JaipurmediumAsked in DefenceView solution › - Q35.
The National Institute of Homoeopathy is located in:
A. LucknowB. KolkataC. New DelhiD. PunemediumAsked in DefenceView solution › - Q36.
What is the full form of NCSM, which runs science museums and science cities in India?
A. National Committee for Scientific MuseumsB. National Council for Science and MathematicsC. National Centre for Science ManagementD. National Council of Science MuseumsmediumAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q37.
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 CommunicationeasyAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q38.
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 HomoeopathyeasyAsked in State PCSView solution ›