UPSC CSE Prelims
Question 67
Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding National Innovation Foundation-India (NIF)?
- NIF is an autonomous body of the Department of Science and Technology under the Central Government.
- 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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Correct answer: A
Correct Option: A
Explanation: The National Innovation Foundation supports grassroots innovations and traditional knowledge, rather than simply advanced international laboratory collaboration.
Statement/Pair-wise Analysis:
Statement/Item 1: Correct - NIF-India is an autonomous institution under the Department of Science and Technology.
Statement/Item 2: Incorrect - Its core mandate is recognising and scaling grassroots innovations, not connecting elite research institutions with foreign laboratories.
Option-wise Analysis:
A: Correct - includes all and only the correct items.
B: Incorrect - includes incorrect statement/item 2; omits correct statement/item 1.
C: Incorrect - includes incorrect statement/item 2.
D: Incorrect - omits correct statement/item 1.