Which nationwide system was argued for at the technical session of the consultation?
- A.National Disaster Alert Network
- B.Climate Services Information System
- C.Integrated Weather Grid
- D.National Monsoon Mission
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Explanation
The correct answer is the Climate Services Information System, shortened to CSIS. 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. Options A and C name systems that were not discussed at the meeting and are placed here as plausible inventions, which is a common device in competitive papers. Option D names a real programme in Indian meteorology but not the subject of this session. The session also covered the weather and climate products made at the institute and the models, data and products presented by Dr Swapna Panickal, a senior scientist of its climate change research centre.
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Practice Questions
The first Stakeholder Consultation Meeting of the Climate Science into Services for India Forum was hosted by which institute?
- A.India Meteorological Department, New Delhi
- B.Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune
- C.National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research, Goa
- D.Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram
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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.
Read the full explanation →IITM, Pune, which hosted the consultation, functions under which Union ministry?
- A.Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
- B.Ministry of Science and Technology
- C.Ministry of Earth Sciences
- D.Ministry of Jal Shakti
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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.
Read the full explanation →How many participants and institutions took part in the first CSSIF stakeholder consultation?
- A.More than 50 participants from over 20 institutions
- B.More than 150 participants from over 80 institutions
- C.More than 250 participants from over 40 institutions
- D.More than 500 participants from over 120 institutions
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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.
Read the full explanation →Under which title was the national conference on artificial intelligence and Ayurveda held at ITRA Jamnagar?
- A.Ayu-Tech Navonmesh 2026
- B.Ayush Grid Samvaad 2026
- C.Ayur Digital Manthan 2026
- D.Navonmesh Bharat 2026
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The national conference on AI and Ayurveda was held under this title at ITRA Jamnagar alongside the institute's sixth Foundation Day.
Read the full explanation →How many patients have been treated in the inpatient department of ITRA Jamnagar's hospital over the past six years?
- A.27,520
- B.18,47,807
- C.2,752
- D.1,84,780
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The NABH-accredited hospital of ITRA Jamnagar has 300 beds, and over the past six years it has treated 27,520 patients in its inpatient department.
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