The National Institute of Oceanography, a CSIR laboratory, has its headquarters in which state or union territory?
- A.Goa
- B.Kerala
- C.Tamil Nadu
- D.Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Correct answer
Explanation
The correct answer is A, Goa. The National Institute of Oceanography, a laboratory of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, works from Dona Paula near Panaji in Goa and studies the physics, chemistry, biology and geology of the Indian Ocean. Goa also holds the National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research, which runs the Indian stations in Antarctica and the Arctic.
Option B, Kerala, has the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute at Kochi. Option C, Tamil Nadu, has the National Institute of Ocean Technology at Chennai, which builds the instruments and the deep ocean systems, and is the closest trap here. Option D, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, has research stations and a zonal office but not the headquarters of the institute.
The institute was founded on 1 January 1966 out of the Indian part of the International Indian Ocean Expedition, and it runs research ships for survey work at sea.
Read the full article: Indian Organisations and Headquarters: City-wise List
Practice Questions
View allIn which of the following cities is the headquarters of Axis Bank located?
- A.Ahmedabad
- B.Bengaluru
- C.Chennai
- D.Mumbai
Show answer
Axis Bank, which began in 1994 as UTI Bank and was renamed in 2007, has its corporate office in Mumbai, the city that also holds the Reserve Bank of India, SEBI, the State Bank of India, the Central Bank of India, Union Bank of India, Bank of India and both…
Read the full explanation →The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India has its headquarters in which city?
- A.Mumbai
- B.Hyderabad
- C.New Delhi
- D.Pune
Show answer
IRDAI was constituted under the IRDA Act of 1999 to regulate insurers, to register them and to protect policyholders.
Read the full explanation →The Small Industries Development Bank of India, SIDBI, has its head office at
- A.Lucknow
- B.Mumbai
- C.Kanpur
- D.New Delhi
Show answer
SIDBI was set up by an Act of Parliament in 1990 as the principal financial institution for the promotion, financing and development of micro, small and medium enterprises, and its head office is at Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh.
Read the full explanation →The Geological Survey of India, established in 1851, has its headquarters at
- A.Dehradun
- B.Kolkata
- C.Nagpur
- D.Hyderabad
Show answer
The Geological Survey of India was founded in 1851, mainly to look for coal for the railways, and it remained in Kolkata, which was then the capital.
Read the full explanation →Which is the oldest scientific department of the Government of India, headquartered at Dehradun?
- A.Geological Survey of India
- B.India Meteorological Department
- C.Survey of India
- D.Archaeological Survey of India
Show answer
It was founded in 1767, soon after the battle of Plassey, to map the territory the East India Company had acquired, and it is therefore counted as the oldest scientific department of the country.
Read the full explanation →