Important Indian Institutions and Headquarters MCQ Quiz - Objective Question with Answer for Important Indian Institutions and Headquarters - Download Free PDF

The correct answer is It is a Navratna, Category-I Central Public Sector Enterprise.

Key Points

• Sagarmala Finance Corporation Limited (SMFCL) is India's first Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC) dedicated to financing the maritime sector.
• It operates under the Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways.
• SMFCL was formerly known as Sagarmala Development Company Limited and was restructured to better meet the financial needs of the maritime industry.
• The entity will support areas such as shipbuilding, renewable energy, cruise tourism, and maritime education to foster India's maritime and shipping ecosystem.
• It is not classified as a Navratna or Category-I Central Public Sector Enterprise; it is a Mini Ratna Category 1 PSE.
  • ​Hence, Option 2 is INCORRECT.
• The inauguration of SMFCL is part of the broader Sagarmala Program, which aims to harness India's coastline for economic growth and development.

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• Sagarmala Program:
  • Launched by the Government of India in 2015, the Sagarmala Program aims to promote port-led development in India.
  • It focuses on modernizing India's ports, improving port connectivity, and enhancing the efficiency of port operations.
  • The program also emphasizes boosting coastal shipping and inland waterways as an alternative to road and rail transportation.
• Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs):
  • NBFCs are financial institutions that provide banking services without meeting the legal definition of a bank.
  • They play a vital role in lending and offering financial solutions to sectors and businesses underserved by traditional banks.
  • NBFCs are regulated by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
• Navratna and Maharatna CPSEs:
  • Navratna and Maharatna are classifications provided to Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) based on their financial performance and operational autonomy.
  • These designations allow greater financial and managerial autonomy to CPSEs for faster decision-making.
• Key Focus Areas of SMFCL:
  • Financing infrastructure projects in the maritime sector, such as port development and logistics.
  • Supporting sustainable energy solutions like offshore wind energy and solar installations at ports.
  • Promoting India's blue economy by enabling investment in cruise tourism, fisheries, and aquaculture.

The correct answer is New Delhi.Key Points

• The Indian Agricultural Research Institute is located in New Delhi and was established on 1 April 1905.
• It is also known as Pusa Institute.
• It is administered by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR).
• After a devastating earthquake on 15th January 1934, the institute was shifted to Delhi on 29th July 1936.
• Post-independence, the institute has been renamed as Indian Agricultural Research Institute.

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The correct answer is Nagpur.

Key Points

• National Environment Engineering Research Institute is situated in Nagpur, Maharastra.
  • It was formerly called Central Public Health Engineering Research Institute (CPHERI).
• It is devoted to research and innovations in environmental science and engineering besides solving a range of problems posed by industry, government, and the public.
• The Motto of this research institute is Leadership in Environmental Science and Engineering for Sustainable Development.
• The Parent institution of this institute is the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR).
• It was established on 08 April 1958, by the Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India.
• The President of NEERI is the Prime Minister of India.

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• Important Research institute in India:

The correct answer is Patna.

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• Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary is located in the Bhagalpur district of Bihar, India.

Key Points

• Asia's and India's first National Dolphin Research Centre (NDRC) is situated in Patna. It is located on the bank of the Ganges on the premises of Patna University.  
• The project to set up the National Dolphin Research Centre was proposed in the year 2011.
• According to the deputy chief minister of Bihar state Mr. Sushil Kumar Modi, around 1,455 dolphins have been sighted during a survey conducted in 2018-19 in the river Ganga by the teams of experts.
• The Gangetic dolphin is one of the four freshwater dolphin species in the world. It has been declared an endangered aquatic animal.
• The other three species are said to be found in the Indus River in Pakistan, the Yangtze River, and the Amazon River globally.

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• It was the first capital of the Magadha empire.  The birthplace of the 20^th Jain Tirthankar Munisuvrata was Rajgir.
• The most famous University of Nalanda is located in Rajgir. Here the first Buddhist council was held by Ajatshatru and the president of this council was Mahakashyapa.

The correct answer is the Indian Institute of Science (IISc).

Important Points

• A team of engineers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) had developed an intensive care unit (ICU) grade ventilator under the name of ‘Project Praana’.
• Recently, the team has successfully completed the prototyping of the ventilator, which is now in the process of being commercialised.
• The affordable ventilator uses only components made in India or components which are easily available in the domestic markets.
• The team developed the ventilator in a record 35 days.

The correct answer is Kapurthala.

Important Points

• Kapurthala Rail Coach Factory is a coach manufacturing unit for the Indian Railways, located in the state of Punjab.
• It is located on the Jalandhar-Firozpur railway line. 
• Established in 1986, RCF has manufactured more than 30,000 passenger coaches of various types, including self-propelled passenger vehicles, making up more than 50% of the total Indian Railway coach population.
• It is a production unit with a per-year target of 1025 coaches.
• This production accounts for over 35 per cent of the total Indian Railway coach population.
• In the financial year 2013-14, the Rail Coach Factory (RCF) generated a record number of coaches as it achieved the mark of 1701 coaches against an installed capacity of 1500 per annum.
• RCF manufactured 23 different coach variants for high-speed trains such as Rajdhani, Shatabdi, double-decker, and other trains during the year.
• A highly cost-effective indigenous technology for the treatment of biowaste in coaches was also developed by the factory in association with DRDE.
• In 2013–14, approximately 2096 bio-toilets were installed.
• Linke-Hofmann-Busch (LHB) coaches have already been exported by the factory to Southeast Asian and African countries with Metre Gauge rail networks and the experience of Indian Railways in Meter Gauge rolling stock has proven handy in serving these markets.

                       Railways coach factory, Kapurthala

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The Correct answer is Jaipur.Key Points:

• National Institute of Agricultural Marketing (NIAM) is a national level institute set up by the Ministry of Agriculture, on 8 August 1988 at Jaipur, Rajasthan, to cater to the needs of agricultural marketing personnel and to offer specialized Training, Research, Consultancy, and Education in Agricultural Marketing in India and Southeast Asian countries.
• The institute is dedicated to Chaudhary Charan Singh, the fifth prime minister of India from where it derives its full name, "Chaudhary Charan Singh National Institute of Agricultural Marketing".
• The Union Minister for Agriculture is the President of the General body of NIAM and the Secretary, Department of Agriculture and Cooperation is the Chairman of the Executive Committee.

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Major research institutes of India:-

The correct answer is Homi Bhabha.

About Atomic Energy Commission of India:

• The Indian Atomic Energy Commission was formed on 1st March 1948.
• The commission was created on 10th August 1948 by the Department of Scientific Research.
• The first Prime Minister of India late Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru was the main protagonist behind this commission. He also presented a copy of this Resolution during the Lok Sabha held on 24th March 1958.
• The Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) was set up on 3rd August 1954. It is under the direct charge of the Prime Minister of India, through a Presidential Order.
• Later, the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) was formed in the Department of Atomic Energy in accordance with a Government Resolution dated  1st March 1958.
• As per the Resolution, the Secretary to the Government of India in the Department of Atomic Energy is ex-officio Chairman of the Commission. All the other members of the Atomic Energy Commission get appointed during each year according to the Recommendation of the AEC Chairman, and after approval by the Prime Minister of India.
• Under Atomic Energy Commission Five Research centers are included:​
  • The Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR), Kalpakkam (Tamil Nadu).
  • The Raja Ramanna Centre for Advanced Technology (RRCAT), Indore.
  • The Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Mumbai.
  • The Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre (VECC), Kolkata.
  • The Atomic Minerals Directorate for Exploration and Research (AMD), Hyderabad.

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​About Homi Bhabha:

•  Homi Jehangir Bhabha was born on 30th October 1909. Homi Bhabha was the First Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission of India.
• He was known as the Father of Nuclear Physics in India. Homi Bhabha was awarded the Padma Bhushan (1954), and Adams Prize (1942). He died on 24th January 1966.
• Homi Bhabha was the founding Director of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR).

Image of Homi Bhabha:

The correct answer is Statutory body.

Key Points

• The SEBI is the regulator of the securities and commodity market in the country owned by the Indian Government.
• SEBI stands for Securities and Exchange Board of India.
• SEBI was established on 12 April 1988 and its headquarters are located in Mumbai.
• The regional offices of SEBI are located in Ahmadabad, Kolkata, Chennai, and Delhi.
• On 30 January 1992, Statutory powers given to it through the SEBI Act, 1992.

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• The main functions of SEBI are
  • It fulfills the requirement of the following three categories
    • Issuers - It provides a marketplace for augmenting finance property for issuers.
    • Investors - It ensures safety and supply of accurate information of the financial market
    • Intermediaries - It enables a competitive professional market for intermediaries.

The correct answer is 15th August, 1969.

Key Points

• The Indian Space Research Organization is the national space agency of India, headquartered in Bangalore.
  • It operates under the Department of Space, which is directly overseen by the Prime Minister of India, while the Chairman of ISRO also serves as the executive of DOS.
  • Headquarters: Bengaluru
  • Founded: 15 August 1969
  • Founder: Vikram Sarabhai

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List of National Organizations

The correct answer is Patiala.

Key Points

• Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports is located at Patiala.
• Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports commonly known as the National Institute of Sports (NIS).
• It is the Academic Wing of the Sports Authority of India (SAI)
• It is Asia's largest Sports Institute.
• This Institute is popularly known as the “Mecca” of Indian Sports.
• It was established by the Government of India on 7th May 1961.

​The correct answer is New Delhi.

• The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation(CDSCO) under Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India is the National Regulatory Authority (NRA) of India.
• Its headquarter is located in New Delhi.
• Mansukh Mandaviya is the union minister of the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare.

Key Points

• Drug Controller General of India: Dr. Rajeev Singh Raghuvanshi

The correct answer is Meerut.

• Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology (SVPUAT) is an agricultural university at Meerut in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

Important Points

• The University was set up on 2nd October 2000 under Uttar Pradesh Agriculture University Act (revised) 1958.
•  SVPUAT is recognized and funded by U.P. Govt. & ICAR, Govt. of India. It is incorporated in the list of recognized Universities maintained by the University Grants Commission (UGC), Govt. of India.

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• Meerut is an education centre of Western Uttar Pradesh having a total of 4 universities, more than 50 engineering colleges, 27 other colleges and institutions.
• SVPUAT has provision for the education of the rural people of Uttar Pradesh for study in different branches, particularly agriculture, rural industry and business, and other allied subjects.
• It aims to promote the prosecution of research, particularly in agriculture and other allied sciences and undertaking field and extension programmes.

The correct answer is 1993.

Key Points

• The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) of India is a Statutory public body constituted on 12 October 1993.
• It is under the Protection of Human Rights Ordinance of 28 September 1993.
• It was given a statutory basis by the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 (PHRA).
• The NHRC is the National Human Rights Commission of India, responsible for the protection and promotion of human rights, defined by the Act as "Rights Relating To Life, liberty, equality and dignity of the individual guaranteed by the Constitution or embodied in the International Covenants and enforceable by courts in India.".
• It encourages the efforts of NGOs and institutions congress to work in the field of human rights.

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• The headquarters of NHRC is Sardar Patel Bhawan, New Delhi, India.
• The chairman of NHRC is Arun Kumar Mishra (August 2021).
• The Secretary-General of NHRC is Jaideep Govind.
• The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) is in Geneva.
• The current High Commissioner of the United Nations Human Rights Commission is Michelle Bachelet of Chile.​​ 

The correct answer is ₹100 crore.Key Points

NABARD:

• NABARD came into existence on 12 July 1982 by transferring the agricultural credit functions of RBI and refinance functions of the then Agricultural Refinance and Development Corporation (ARDC).
• Set up with an initial capital of Rs.100 crore, its’ paid-up capital stood at Rs.14,080 crore as of 31 March 2020.
• Initially, it is owned by the Government of India and RBI.
• NABARD today is fully owned by the Government of India. 
• Vision - Development Bank of the Nation for Fostering Rural Prosperity. 
• Mission - Promote sustainable and equitable agriculture and rural development through participative financial and non-financial interventions, innovations, technology, and institutional development for securing prosperity.

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• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) at the insistence of the Government of India, constituted a Committee to Review the Arrangements For Institutional Credit for Agriculture and Rural Development (CRAFICARD) to look into these very critical aspects.
• The Committee was formed on 30 March 1979, under the Chairmanship of Shri B. Sivaraman, a former member of Planning Commission, Government of India.
• The Committee’s interim report, submitted on 28 November 1979, outlined the need for a new organizational device for providing undivided attention, forceful direction, and pointed focus to credit-related issues linked with rural development.
• Its recommendation was the formation of a unique development financial institution that would address these aspirations and the formation of the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) was approved by the Parliament through Act 61 of 1981.