Who is the Director General of CSIR and Secretary of the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research?
- A.Dr Geetha Vani Rayasam
- B.Dr N. Kalaiselvi
- C.Dr Meher Wan
- D.Dr Jitendra Singh
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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. She was present at the launch of the five magazines. Option A is wrong because Dr Geetha Vani Rayasam is the Director of CSIR-NIScPR, the institute that publishes them. Option C is wrong because Dr Meher Wan is one of the two officials who coordinated the publication work, along with Mukesh Ambadas Pund. Option D is wrong because Dr Jitendra Singh is the Union Minister of State with independent charge of the Ministry of Science and Technology, who released the magazines rather than heading CSIR. Knowing who holds each post is useful, as such pairings are asked frequently.
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Practice Questions
On the occasion of which anniversary did CSIR-NIScPR launch five new popular science magazines?
- A.The 75th Foundation Day of CSIR
- B.The 80th Foundation Day of CSIR
- C.The 85th Foundation Day of CSIR
- D.The 90th Foundation Day of CSIR
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The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research observed its 85th Foundation Day, and on that day the Minister of State for Science and Technology released five popular science magazines published by CSIR-NIScPR.
Read the full explanation →Vigyan Velugu, one of the new popular science magazines of CSIR-NIScPR, is published in which language?
- A.Tamil
- B.Telugu
- C.Marathi
- D.Assamese
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Of the five magazines released, Vigyan Velugu is the Telugu title.
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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