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IITM, Pune, which hosted the consultation, functions under which Union ministry?

  1. A.Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
  2. B.Ministry of Science and Technology
  3. C.Ministry of Earth Sciences
  4. D.Ministry of Jal Shakti

Correct answer

C. Ministry of Earth Sciences

Explanation

The correct answer is the Ministry of Earth Sciences, under which the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology works and which was named as the parent body in the announcement of the consultation. Option A is the nearest distractor and is wrong in the relationship, though a scientist of that ministry, Shri Amardeep Raju, delivered an invited talk on the need for policy-relevant climate change information. Option B names a different ministry altogether, which does not administer this institute. Option D, Jal Shakti, deals with water resources and sanitation; water resources and hydrology were one of the breakout themes at the meeting, but the ministry has no administrative hold over the institute. Candidates should also remember that the institute's Centre for Climate Change Research prepares the climate models and datasets placed before the consultation.

Read the full article: IITM Pune Hosts First CSSIF Climate Services Consultation

Practice Questions

Q1.Summits & ConferencesEasy

The first Stakeholder Consultation Meeting of the Climate Science into Services for India Forum was hosted by which institute?

  1. A.India Meteorological Department, New Delhi
  2. B.Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune
  3. C.National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research, Goa
  4. D.Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram
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Correct answer: B. Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune

The correct answer is the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune, which organised the meeting on its own campus under the Ministry of Earth Sciences.

Q2.Summits & ConferencesMedium

Which nationwide system was argued for at the technical session of the consultation?

  1. A.National Disaster Alert Network
  2. B.Climate Services Information System
  3. C.Integrated Weather Grid
  4. D.National Monsoon Mission
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Correct answer: B. Climate Services Information System

The introductory talk of the technical session, given by Dr Rupa Kumar Kolli, formerly Chief of the Climate Applications and Services Division at the World Meteorological Organization, set out why the country needs such a system to carry climate information to the people who must act on it.

Q3.Summits & ConferencesHard

How many participants and institutions took part in the first CSSIF stakeholder consultation?

  1. A.More than 50 participants from over 20 institutions
  2. B.More than 150 participants from over 80 institutions
  3. C.More than 250 participants from over 40 institutions
  4. D.More than 500 participants from over 120 institutions
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Correct answer: B. More than 150 participants from over 80 institutions

The meeting brought together stakeholders from government ministries and departments, operational agencies, research and academic institutions, non-governmental organisations, civil society and the private sector, spread across several states of the country.