Where was the workshop commemorating National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day held?
- A.IIT Delhi, New Delhi
- B.IIT Madras Research Park, Chennai
- C.IISc Bengaluru
- D.ARCI campus, Hyderabad
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Explanation
The correct answer is the IIT Madras Research Park in Chennai, where the 9th Workshop on Recent Advancements in Hydrogen Value Chain was held on 13 October 2026. Option A is a distractor built on a real detail: the Guest of Honour, Professor R. R. Sonde, is from IIT Delhi-Abu Dhabi, but the workshop was not held at that campus. Options C and D name an institute and a city that were not the venue, even though ARCI itself is the organising centre. Dr R. Vijay, Director of ARCI, used the occasion to list the components India is working on for indigenous hydrogen and fuel-cell technology, among them electrocatalysts, bipolar plates, membrane electrode assemblies, fuel-cell stacks and alkaline electrolysers for hydrogen generation. Scientists, academicians, industry experts, technologists, research scholars and students took part in the discussions.
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Practice Questions
The 9th Workshop on Recent Advancements in Hydrogen Value Chain was organised by which centre?
- A.ARCI, the International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials
- B.National Institute of Solar Energy
- C.Central Power Research Institute
- D.National Physical Laboratory
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It organised the workshop at the IIT Madras Research Park in Chennai to commemorate National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day, and about 150 delegates from academia, research institutes and industry attended.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following was NOT among the five sovereign commitments outlined at the workshop?
- A.Energy independence
- B.Net-zero emissions and industrial decarbonisation
- C.Universal energy access
- D.Nuclear fuel self-sufficiency
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Professor R. R. Sonde of IIT Delhi-Abu Dhabi, the Guest of Honour, outlined five sovereign commitments covering energy independence, economic development, net-zero emissions and industrial decarbonisation, universal energy access, and a clean environment.
Read the full explanation →Which organisation is organising this edition of ESTIC?
- A.Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
- B.Indian Council of Medical Research
- C.Indian Space Research Organisation
- D.NITI Aayog
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The correct answer is the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, usually written as CSIR, which is organising this year edition of the conclave.
Read the full explanation →How many Technology Innovation Hubs has DST established under the National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems?
- A.12
- B.18
- C.25
- D.32
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The DST Secretary, Professor Umesh Waghmare, said the department has set up that many Technology Innovation Hubs under the mission, and named TiHAN at IIT Hyderabad, IHFC at IIT Delhi and ARTPARK at IISc Bengaluru as examples.
Read the full explanation →What is the theme of ESTIC 2026?
- A.Science for self-reliance and sustainability
- B.Creative minds catalyzing science and empowering technology
- C.Innovation for a developed India
- D.Research, innovation and entrepreneurship for all
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Professor Abhay Karandikar, Member of NITI Aayog and the Chief Guest at the curtain-raiser, called the theme apt because it speaks of the creative minds that work on scientific innovations and then turn them into technologies that serve society.
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