CSIR-NIScPR Launches Science Magazines in Five Languages

The correct answer is the 85th Foundation Day of CSIR. The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research observed its 85th Foundation Day, and on that day the Minister of State for Science and Technology released five popular science magazines published by CSIR-NIScPR. The same occasion marks 84 years of the body's contribution to science, technology and national development. Options A, B and D name anniversaries that do not match the celebration at which these magazines were launched. Aspirants should tie the anniversary to the other details of the event, namely the five languages, the names of the magazines and the institute that publishes them, because examiners often frame the question around the occasion rather than the publication itself. The magazines were launched in New Delhi and the editors of all five titles were present, which makes the event as much about science communication as about the anniversary itself.

The correct answer is Telugu. Of the five magazines released, Vigyan Velugu is the Telugu title. Option A is wrong because the Tamil magazine is named Ariviyal Arikkaiyalar. Option C is wrong because the Marathi magazine is Vidnyan Kshitij. Option D is wrong because the Assamese magazine is Bigyan Lahar; the Bengali one, not listed here, is Bigyan Brittanto. All five are published by the CSIR-National Institute of Science Communication and Policy Research and carry both translated articles and original writing from their own regions. Matching each magazine with its language is the most likely way this news will be tested, so the five pairs should be learnt together rather than one by one. Remember also that the five new titles sit alongside three older ones, taking the institute's popular science publishing from three languages to eight in all, a point that can be asked directly.

The correct answer is Dr N. Kalaiselvi, who is Director General of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research and also Secretary of the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research. She was present at the launch of the five magazines. Option A is wrong because Dr Geetha Vani Rayasam is the Director of CSIR-NIScPR, the institute that publishes them. Option C is wrong because Dr Meher Wan is one of the two officials who coordinated the publication work, along with Mukesh Ambadas Pund. Option D is wrong because Dr Jitendra Singh is the Union Minister of State with independent charge of the Ministry of Science and Technology, who released the magazines rather than heading CSIR. Knowing who holds each post is useful, as such pairings are asked frequently.