Who addressed the inaugural session of the 6th RISE Conclave 2026 as Director General of CSIR?
- A.Dr Vibha Tandon
- B.Dr Ramanuj Narayan
- C.Dr N. Kalaiselvi
- D.Dr Sharadwat Mukherjee
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Explanation
The correct answer is Dr N. Kalaiselvi, who is Director General of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research and also Secretary of the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research. The release names her as an inaugural session speaker in that capacity. The other three options all name people the release places at the same event, but in different roles, which is what makes them difficult to separate. Option A, Prof Vibha Tandon, is Director of CSIR-IICB, the host laboratory. Option B, Dr Ramanuj Narayan, is Director of CSIR-IMMT, one of the four organising laboratories. Option D, Dr Sharadwat Mukherjee, is the Minister-in-Charge of Health and Family Welfare in the West Bengal government and attended as Guest of Honour. When a release lists several dignitaries, note the office against each name rather than the name alone, because that is where the question is usually set.
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Practice Questions
In which city was the 6th RISE Conclave 2026 inaugurated on 6 September 2026?
- A.Bengaluru
- B.Kolkata
- C.Hyderabad
- D.Lucknow
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The release says the sixth edition opened at the CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology in Salt Lake, Kolkata, and runs on 6 and 7 September.
Read the full explanation →The 4M framework at the centre of the RISE Conclave 2026 stands for which four areas?
- A.Minerals, Medicine, Materials and Machines
- B.Mining, Manufacturing, Metals and Mobility
- C.Minerals, Marine, Materials and Microchips
- D.Medicine, Metals, Manufacturing and Machines
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The release places this 4M framework at the heart of the conclave and explains that the four words represent the complementary strengths of the four CSIR laboratories hosting it.
Read the full explanation →What is the theme of the 6th RISE Conclave 2026?
- A.Science for Self-Reliance
- B.Driving Innovation and Entrepreneurship for Viksit Bharat 2047
- C.From Lab to Land
- D.Startup India, Standup Science
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The release gives this as the theme under which the four CSIR laboratories are jointly organising the conclave in Kolkata.
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.
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