Which two institutions carried out the Badri OPU-IVF programme?
- A.ICAR-NDRI, Karnal and G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar
- B.ICAR-IVRI, Izatnagar and Banaras Hindu University
- C.NBAGR, Karnal and Kumaun University, Nainital
- D.ICAR-CIRC, Meerut and Doon University, Dehradun
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Explanation
The correct answer is ICAR-NDRI, Karnal and G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar. The programme was a collaboration between the two, with financial support from the Uttarakhand Biotechnology Council at Haldi. It was begun in 2023 on the initiative of Dr M. S. Chauhan, then Vice-Chancellor of the university, and over the following three years the teams established ovum pick-up, embryo production and embryo transfer procedures for this breed. Dr Dheer Singh, Director of ICAR-NDRI, said such advanced reproductive technologies can multiply elite female germplasm faster and support structured breed-improvement programmes. The other options mix genuine agricultural research bodies and universities of the region that were not partners in this work, and they test whether the candidate remembers the exact pair rather than a general sense that a dairy institute and a state agricultural university were involved.
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Practice Questions
Badri cattle, in which the OPU-IVF calf was born, are the state animal of which State?
- A.Himachal Pradesh
- B.Uttarakhand
- C.Sikkim
- D.Arunachal Pradesh
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Badri cattle are described as an important indigenous cattle genetic resource of that state and are recognised as its state animal, which is why the conservation of the breed carries both a scientific and a symbolic weight there.
Read the full explanation →In the Badri breeding programme, the Badri embryo was transferred into a recipient cow of which breed?
- A.Gir
- B.Tharparkar
- C.Sahiwal
- D.Red Sindhi
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Under the programme, oocytes were collected from genetically valuable Badri donor cows through ultrasound-guided ovum pick-up, matured and fertilised in the laboratory with semen from a genetically superior Badri bull, and grown as embryos under controlled conditions.
Read the full explanation →As of 6 November 2026, how many equipment items were listed on the I-STEM portal?
- A.4,044
- B.18,250
- C.31,540
- D.45,000
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As of 6 November 2026, the day its API integration with the Startup India Portal was launched, I-STEM listed 31,540 equipment items across 4,044 registered institutions, giving researchers and innovators a large national pool of scientific resources.
Read the full explanation →Who chaired the launch of the API integration between the Startup India and I-STEM portals on 6 November 2026?
- A.Dr. Parvinder Maini
- B.Prof. Ajay Kumar Sood
- C.Ateesh Kumar Singh
- D.Dr. Vishal Choudhary
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He described the integration as an institutional convergence that can lower R&D costs, avoid duplication of capital-intensive facilities and raise the use of publicly funded infrastructure.
Read the full explanation →What does the acronym I-STEM, whose portal was integrated with the Startup India Portal in November 2026, stand for?
- A.Indian Scheme for Technology and Engineering Mentorship
- B.Indian Science, Technology and Engineering Facilities Map
- C.Integrated Startup Technology Enablement Mission
- D.Indian Society for Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
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I-STEM is the portal that maps scientific equipment and research facilities across academic and research institutions so that they can be shared.
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