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Organization Department of Science and Technology
Asked 2 times across 2 UPSC exams over 10 years (2015–2025), peaking in 2015.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 1 of 2 PYQs
- Most asked in 2015
- Recurs across 2 years (2015–2025)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 2015 → LDCE 2025
How the concept evolved
Long-running — most appearances (1 of 2) predate 2016, and it still returns.
Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
LDCE2025
INSPIRE-MANAK scheme is implemented by which one of the following organizations ?
- A Department of Science & Technology and Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)
- B Department of Science & Technology and National Innovation Foundation (NIF) India
- C National Science Foundation (NSF) and Department of Economic Affairs
- D Department of Economic Affairs and Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
Answer key not yet available (pending official release)
Current Affairs & Static GK › Miscellaneous GK
CSE2015
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
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
- A 1 only ✓
- B 2 only
- C Both 1 and 2
- D Neither 1 nor 2
✓ Correct answer: (A)
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