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Which of the following statements with regard to the National Quantum Mission (NQM) is/are correct ?

1. It aims at developing intermediate-scale quantum computers with 50 – 1000 physical qubits.
2. Its implementation includes setting up of four Thematic Hubs (T-Hubs) in academic and national R&D institutes across India.

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Which of the following statements with regard to India’s Deep Ocean Mission is/are correct ?

1. It was launched by the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Government of India.
2. Matsya-6000 has been designed to carry 3 people for deep sea exploration.
3. Samudrayaan is a project under this mission.

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Consider the following statements :

1. According to the Indian Patents Act, a biological process to create a seed can be patented in India.
2. In India, there is no Intellectual Property Appellate Board.
3. Plant varieties are not eligible to be patented in India.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding National Innovation Foundation–India (NIF)?

1. NIF is an autonomous body of the Department of Science and Technology under the Central Government.
2. NIF is an initiative to strengthen the highly advanced scientific research in India's premier scientific institutions in collaboration with highly advanced foreign scientific institutions.

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The term 'IndARC', sometimes seen in the news, is the name of

For outstanding contribution

to which one of the following fields is Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize given ?

Which of the following pairs are correctly matched? Institute — Location

1. National Centre for Cell Science : Mysore
2. Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics : Hyderabad
3. National Brain Research Centre : Gurgaon

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Who is the President of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research?

Consider the following statements :

1. The Headquarters of the International Organization for Standardization are located in Rome
2. ISO 9000 relates to the quality management system and standards.
3. ISO 14000 relates to environmental management system standards.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements :

1. Vigyan Rail is a Science Exhibition on wheels organized by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research.
2. Vigyan Prasar is an autonomous body under the Ministry of Human Resource Development.
3. EDUSAT, the ISRO’s educational satellite was launched from French Guyana in 2004.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Match List I (Institute) with List II (Located At) and select the correct answer using the codes given below:

1. Coimbatore
2. Mumbai
3. Jabalpur
4. Hyderabad

List I (A) Indian Institute of Geomagnetism (B) International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials (C) Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History (D) Tropical Forestry Research Institutes

List II

Codes: ABCD

The theme of Indian Science Congress, 2001 was

Match List I with List II

and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:

List I (Institute) I. Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants II. Centre for DNA Finger Printing and Diagnostics III. Institute of Microbial Technology IV. National Institute of Immunology

List II (Location) A) Chandigarh B) Hyderabad C) New Delhi D) Lucknow