Which research institute is the Ministry of Tribal Affairs working with on this project?
- A.CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow
- B.ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research
- C.Botanical Survey of India, Kolkata
- D.CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants
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Explanation
The correct answer is CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow. The ministry launched the project in collaboration with that institute, and its Chief Scientist is the principal investigator of the work. Option B is wrong because the horticultural research institute of the agricultural research council was not named as the partner here. Option C is wrong as well; the Botanical Survey of India is the country’s plant taxonomy body but was not the collaborating institute for this project. Option D is a plausible distractor because that institute also works on medicinal and aromatic plants, which makes it easy to pick by reflex, but it was not the partner named at the launch. Remember the full set of launch details together: the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, the Lucknow institute, the venue at the Central University of Odisha in Koraput, the date of 12 November 2026, and a project life of three years across 16 hotspots.
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Practice Questions
The new medicinal plants project of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs covers how many tribal hotspots and in how many States and Union Territories?
- A.12 hotspots in 10 States and UTs
- B.16 hotspots in 13 States and UTs
- C.20 hotspots in 16 States and UTs
- D.13 hotspots in 16 States and UTs
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The project picks sixteen tribal pockets spread over thirteen States and Union Territories, running from Kargil in Ladakh and Dharchula in Uttarakhand in the north to Wayanad in Kerala and Kodagu in Karnataka in the south, with three of the sites, Kandhamal, Balangir and Koraput, lying in Odisha itself.
Read the full explanation →How many quality planting materials will the project distribute?
- A.4,000 to 5,000
- B.14,000 to 15,000
- C.40,000 to 50,000
- D.4 lakh to 5 lakh
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Distribution of that quantity of quality planting material is one of the main interventions planned, meant to support conservation, propagation and sustainable cultivation of medicinal plants by tribal communities.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following groupings did India NOT align itself with in its opening statement at COP31?
- A.G77 and China
- B.Like Minded Developing Countries (LMDC)
- C.BASIC
- D.OPEC
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In its opening statement India said it aligned itself with the statements made by the G77 and China grouping, by the Like Minded Developing Countries and by the BASIC group, and OPEC does not appear among them.
Read the full explanation →The COP31 Presidency's vision of a 'COP of Implementation', welcomed by India, is guided by which three principles?
- A.Dialogue, Consensus and Action
- B.Mitigation, Adaptation and Finance
- C.Equity, Ambition and Transparency
- D.Trust, Technology and Trade
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India welcomed the Presidency's framing of the session as a COP of Implementation and read the three words in order: dialogue builds trust among the parties, consensus ensures that the outcome is collectively owned, and action converts commitments into progress on the ground.
Read the full explanation →Which Article of the Paris Agreement, highlighted by India at COP31, establishes the obligation of developed countries to provide financial resources to developing countries?
- A.Article 4.2
- B.Article 6.4
- C.Article 9.1
- D.Article 14.1
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India told the Conference that public finance from developed countries remains central to driving climate action in developing countries and to strengthening adaptation finance flows, and it underscored the fundamental importance of Article 9.1 of the Paris Agreement, which places the obligation to provide financial resources on developed countries.
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