How many Ministry of Earth Sciences institutes have been recognised as AcSIR Associated Research Institutes?
- A.Five
- B.Seven
- C.Ten
- D.Twelve
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Explanation
The correct answer is ten. Under the agreement every one of the Ministry's premier research institutes has been recognised as an AcSIR Associated Research Institute, and all of them are already taking part in the academy's current PhD enrolment cycle. That is what makes the arrangement a nationwide network rather than a single-institute tie-up: a doctoral student can be placed at any of the ten and still receive a degree from the Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, with the host institute named on the certificate. The other options understate or overstate the count and have no basis in the announcement. Each institute has also appointed a nodal AcSIR coordinator, while a central coordinator at the Ministry looks after academic operations across the network.
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Practice Questions
Where was the MoES-AcSIR agreement formally declared?
- A.Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi
- B.Prithvi Bhawan, New Delhi
- C.Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi
- D.Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi
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The Memorandum of Understanding itself had been executed earlier, on 21 August 2026, so the ceremony was the formal declaration and exchange of documents rather than the signing.
Read the full explanation →Under the partnership, who awards the doctoral degree to a student working at a Ministry of Earth Sciences institute?
- A.The host MoES institute
- B.AcSIR
- C.The University Grants Commission
- D.Jawaharlal Nehru University
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A student selected under the academy's PhD programme carries out the research at a Ministry of Earth Sciences institute under the supervision of Ministry scientists who have been recognised as AcSIR faculty, but the degree itself is awarded by the academy, and the certificate explicitly names the host institute.
Read the full explanation →What yield does Kufri Jamunia give under recommended cultivation practices?
- A.12-15 tonnes per hectare
- B.22-25 tonnes per hectare
- C.32-35 tonnes per hectare
- D.52-55 tonnes per hectare
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That is the yield the variety returns when the recommended package of practices is followed, and nearly 90% of what is produced in trials proved marketable.
Read the full explanation →How much Vitamin C does the flesh of Kufri Jamunia contain per 100 grams?
- A.23.15 mg
- B.32.23 mg
- C.42.75 mg
- D.80.66 mg
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The flesh of Kufri Jamunia holds that much Vitamin C, or ascorbic acid, in every 100 grams, which is nearly double what a conventional yellow-skinned potato offers.
Read the full explanation →In which year was the biofortified purple-fleshed potato variety Kufri Jamunia officially released?
- A.2018
- B.2021
- C.2024
- D.2026
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Kufri Jamunia, the purple-fleshed biofortified potato developed by the ICAR-Central Potato Research Institute, was officially released in that year, and it carries higher ascorbic acid, anthocyanin and carotenoid levels than the institute's two earlier coloured varieties.
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