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Indian Educational and Cultural Institutes Questions

Multiple choice

Madrasas or traditional Islamic religious schools _______ will switch to English as the medium of instruction according to a decision announced by the state Minority Affairs Minister Abdus Sattar in 2009.

  1. Bihar

  2. Uttar Pradesh

  3. West Bengal

  4. Andhra Pradesh

  5. Kerala
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The question refers to a 2009 policy decision by West Bengal Minority Affairs Minister Abdus Sattar regarding madrasas switching to English medium. This is a specific factual question about Indian state policy.

Multiple choice

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Boston, US was the top-ranked university in the world in terms of visibility and scholarly papers on the net in the latest ranking of such institutions by Cybermetric Lab, the largest public research institution in Spain. Which is the highest ranked Indian institution in the list?

  1. Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur

  2. Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore

  3. Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai

  4. National Informatics Centre, Bangalore

  5. Delhi Technological University

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

IISc Bangalore consistently ranks as the highest Indian institution in global university rankings, particularly in research output and visibility. This is a factual question about Indian institutions in international rankings.

Multiple choice

In 2009, students of which of the following institutes were in news for having developed an automatic measuring and dispensing machine called Annpurna for use in PDS that will curb existing malpractices in and ensure determined quantity of ration?

  1. Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur

  2. Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore

  3. Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai

  4. National Informatics Centre, Bangalore

  5. Delhi Technological University

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
E Correct answer
Explanation

DTU students developed Annapurna - an automatic ration dispensing machine to curb malpractices in PDS. This is a factual question about student innovations addressing public distribution system issues.

Multiple choice

According to the India Science and Technology Report 2008, China sends two-and-a-half times more science students than India for studies to the US. Who publishes this report?

  1. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

  2. Indian Institute of Science

  3. National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology

  4. National Institute of Science Technology and Development Studies

  5. National Institute of Science Communication and Information Resources
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The National Institute of Science, Technology and Development Studies (NISTADS), New Delhi, published the 'India Science and Technology Report 2008'. NISTADS is a premier institute under the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) focusing on policy research in S&T. TIFR is a fundamental research institute, IISc is an academic institution, and the other options are different CSIR National Institutes.

Multiple choice

The first university to start Environment Education is

  1. H.U Banaras

  2. M.U. Aligarh

  3. P.U Chandigarh

  4. Vishwa Bharti
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Vishwa Bharti University, founded by Rabindranath Tagore, pioneered environmental education in India. It incorporated nature and environmental consciousness into its curriculum before other major universities like BHU, AMU, or Punjab University established dedicated environmental studies programs.

Multiple choice

Which of the following universities is conducting an intensive research on the production, utilisation and storage of hydrogen fuels in India?

  1. Delhi University

  2. Banaras Hindu University

  3. Aligarh Muslim University

  4. Jawaharlal Nehru University
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Banaras Hindu University (BHU); Murugappa Chettiar Research Centre (MCRC), Chennai and IIT Kharagpur are among the leading research groups working on biological, biomass and other renewable energy routes to produce hydrogen. The BHU, IIT Chennai and the National Physical Laboratory are working on the hydrogen storage methods. The BHU has modified a commercially available motorcycle (100 cc, four strokes) and a three-wheeler (175 cc, four strokes) to operate on hydrogen as a fuel.

Multiple choice

Which of the following independent Indian research institutions is/are playing a major scientific and technical role in Indian partnership in the international fusion energy initiative ITER?

  1. Raja Ramanna Centre for Advanced Techonology

  2. Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research

  3. Institute for Plasma Research

  4. All of the above
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Institute for Plasma Research (IPR) is an autonomous physics research institute located in India. The institute is involved in research in aspects of plasma science including basic plasma physics, research on magnetically confined hot plasmas and plasma technologies for industrial applications. It is a large and leading plasma physics organization in India. The institute is mainly funded by Department of Atomic Energy. IPR is playing major scientific and technical role in Indian partnership in the international fusion energy initiative ITER.

Multiple choice

Which of the following was not founded by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar?

  1. Samaj Samata Sangh

  2. Depressed Classes Institute

  3. Deccan Education Society

  4. Peoples Education Society
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Dr. B. R. Ambedkar founded Samaj Samata Sangh, Peoples Education Society, and the Depressed Classes Institute. Deccan Education Society was established in 1884 by Mahadev Govind Ranade and other social reformers, making it the correct answer to this question.

Multiple choice

Which of the following independent Indian research institutions is/are playing a major scientific and technical role in Indian partnership in the international fusion energy initiative ITER?

  1. Raja Ramanna Centre for Advanced Techonology

  2. Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research

  3. Institute for Plasma Research

  4. All of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Institute for Plasma Research (IPR) is an autonomous physics research institute located in India. The institute is involved in research in aspects of plasma science including basic plasma physics, research on magnetically confined hot plasmas and plasma technologies for industrial applications. It is a large and leading plasma physics organisation in India. The institute is mainly funded by Department of Atomic Energy. IPR is playing major scientific and technical role in Indian partnership in the international fusion energy initiative ITER.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is the first Engineering University of Independent India?

  1. University of Hyderabad

  2. University of Delhi

  3. University of Roorkee

  4. University of Bombay

  5. University of Calcutta
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The Roorkee College was established in 1847 AD as the First Engineering College in the British Empire. The College was renamed as The Thomason College of Civil Engineering in 1854. It was given the status of University by Act No. IX of 1948 of the United Province (Uttar Pradesh) in recognition of its performance and its potential and keeping in view the needs of post-independent India. Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India, presented the Charter in November 1949 elevating the erstwhile college to the First Engineering University of Independent India.