Which body launched the India S&T Scoreboard in November 2026?
- A.Department of Science and Technology
- B.NITI Aayog
- C.Ministry of Earth Sciences
- D.University Grants Commission
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The correct answer is NITI Aayog. The India S&T Scoreboard was developed as a key initiative of NITI Aayog and was launched by it at the Civil Services Officers' Institute on KG Marg in New Delhi, where Vice Chairman Ashok Kumar Lahiri unveiled the platform. Option A is wrong because the Department of Science and Technology was represented at the launch by its Secretary, who welcomed the addition of a State-level picture to the national evidence base, but the platform is not a departmental product. Option C is wrong for the same reason: the Secretary of the Ministry of Earth Sciences spoke about the need for local scientific capacity in the States, yet his ministry did not launch the dashboard. Option D is wrong because the University Grants Commission had no role in the exercise; the Scoreboard does cover higher education institutions, but as one of the ecosystem indicators it reports.
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Practice Questions
Who unveiled the India S&T Scoreboard at its launch in New Delhi?
- A.Abhay Karandikar
- B.Umesh V. Waghmare
- C.Ashok Kumar Lahiri
- D.T. Srinivasa Kumar
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The correct answer is Ashok Kumar Lahiri, the Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog, who unveiled the platform and urged every State and Union Territory to make full use of it, saying that progress in science and technology now needs a more active role by the States under cooperative and competitive…
Read the full explanation →The India S&T Scoreboard presents research indicators across which three sectors?
- A.Academia, Government R&D laboratories and Industry
- B.Centre, States and Union Territories
- C.Schools, Colleges and Universities
- D.Agriculture, Manufacturing and Services
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Going beyond the sheer volume of output, the Scoreboard reports indicators of research quality, impact, collaboration and open access across priority research areas and these three sectors, so that a State can see which part of its research base is strong.
Read the full explanation →Which operator recorded the highest average download speed on the Adoni-Mantralayam route?
- A.Airtel
- B.BSNL
- C.Reliance Jio
- D.Vodafone Idea
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The correct answer is Reliance Jio, whose average download speed on that route was 209.11 Mbps.
Read the full explanation →The TRAI drive test released on 30 October 2026 covering Hyderabad and Adoni-Mantralayam belonged to which licensed service area?
- A.Telangana
- B.Andhra Pradesh
- C.Karnataka
- D.Tamil Nadu
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Both legs of the drive test, the city drive around Hyderabad and the longer stretch across Adoni, Mantralayam and nearby areas in Kurnool district, were reported under that service area, and the work was supervised by the regional office of the regulator at Hyderabad.
Read the full explanation →How long was the drive test route covered across Adoni, Mantralayam and nearby areas?
- A.63 km
- B.121.5 km
- C.201.8 km
- D.396.3 km
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That stretch in Kurnool district, taking in Adoni, Mantralayam and the areas around them, was driven on 17 and 18 September 2026 with six hotspot locations along the way.
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