CSIR & (HFC) Bus

Question 1

Who launched India’s first Hydrogen Fuel Cell (HFC) Bus?

Answer 1

Union Minister of State of Science & Technology

under Dr. Jitendra Singh

Question 2

The HFC bus has been developed by the

Answer 2

• Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR)
• KPIT, an Indian Multinational Corporation.

HQ : Pune

Question 3

The HFC bus is in align with which Mission that was announced in Budget 21-22?

Answer 3

National Hydrogen Energy Mission
* will help in meeting the target of production of 5 million tonnes of Green hydrogen by 2030

Question 4

The govt. targets _ production of Green Hydrogen by _

Answer 4

5 million , by 2030

Question 5

Hydrogen energy can provide impetus to India’s aim to decarbonise by __ and attain __ of renewable energy capacity by 2022

Answer 5

2050 , 175 GW

Question 6

Under the ____ , India is committed to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by __ from the 2005 levels

Answer 6

Paris Agreement of 2015 , 33-35%

Question 7

At the __ , India reiterated its commitment to move from a fossil and import-dependent economy to a net-zero economy by __

Answer 7

2021 Conference of Parties in Glasgow , 2070

Question 8

When was KPIT formed?

Answer 8

1990

Founder : Ravi Pandit

Question 9

Which is the largest research and development (R&D) organisation in India?

Answer 9

Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)

Question 10

When CSIR established?

Answer 10

September 1942

HQ: New Delhi

Question 11

CSIR is funded by

Answer 11

Ministry of Science and Technology

Question 12

CSIR operates as an autonomous body through the

Answer 12

Societies Registration Act, 1860

Question 13

Structure of CSIR

Answer 13

• President: Prime Minister of India (Ex-officio)
• Vice President: Union Minister of Science and Technology (Ex-officio)

Question 14

Who is the founder-director of CSIR?

Answer 14

Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar(SSB)
* was awarded the Padma Vibhushan in 1954 by the President of India
* CSIR also has a award on its name: SSB Prize for Science and Technology

Question 15

CSIR has been ranked in the world amongst the government institutions in the world according to the prestigious Scimago Institutions Rankings 2019 Report

Answer 15

17th ,

Question 16

A programme called__ has been developed by the CSIR which provides a platform of disease genomics to solve clinical problems

Answer 16

GOMED (Genomics and other omics technologies for Enabling Medical Decision)

Question 17

Which is an Indigenous - Innovative –Cost-effective visibility measuring system that provides information to pilots on visibility for safe landing & take-off operations and is suitable for all airport categories?

Answer 17

Drishti transmissometer

Question 18

Which is used to to detect the level of milk adulteration and adulterants in 45 seconds at the cost of 10 paise, thereby putting adulterators in the milk trade in notice?

Answer 18

Ksheer-scanner

Question 19

The CSIR-National Aerospace Laboratories has designed a plane called

Answer 19

SARAS

Question 20

Who has established the first-ever ‘Traditional Knowledge Digital Library’ in the world?

Answer 20

CSIR

Question 21

CSIR has completed the sequencing of the __ Genome in __

Answer 21

Human , 2009