Research Centres of India – Old Year Questions
1. The second scientific research station of India on Antarctica’s continent called ‘MAITRI’ was established in 1988. The main task of this research centre is –
(a) Geologic mapping
(b) Weather forecast
(c) Marine Biology
(d) Satellite transmission
[R.A.S./R.T.S. (Pre) 1992]
2. The 3rd Indian Research Centre had been founded in Antarctica by the name of :
(a) Saraswati
(b) Bharati
(c) Anveshan
(d) Yamnotri
[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2011]
(a) Kolkata
(b) Patna
(c) Bhubaneshwar
(d) Hyderabad
[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2014]
4. Where is the Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture (CRIDA) located?
(a) Hyderabad
(b) Hissar
(c) New Delhi
(d) Rajkot
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2015]
5. Central Institute of Indian Languages is located at which of the following places?
(a) Varanasi
(b) Mysore
(c) New Delhi
(d) Shimla
[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2019]
6. The Central Institute of Arid Horticulture is situated at
(a) Sri Ganganagar
(b) Udaipur
(c) Bikaner
(d) Jodhpur
[R.A.S./R.T.S. (Pre) 2016]
7. The National Academy of Agricultural Research Management is located at :
(a) Bangalore
(b) Hyderabad
(c) Kolkata
(d) New Delhi
[U.P.U.D.A./L.D.A. (Mains) 2010]
8. ‘National Institute of Agriculture Marketing’ is located at
(a) New Delhi
(b) Jaipur
(c) Hisar
(d) Bhopal
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2013]
9. The University of Horticulture and Forestry is located at –
(a) Coimbatore
(b) Solan
(c) Palampur
(d) Pant Nagar
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2007]
10. Where is the Central Food Technological Research Institute situated?
(a) Bangalore
(b) Karnal
(c) Mysore
(d) Lucknow
[M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2006]
11. The Indian Institute of Remote Sensing is located at
(a) Bengaluru
(b) Hyderabad
(c) Ahmedabad
(d) Dehradun
[Chattisgarh P.C.S. (Pre) 2018]
12. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists :
| List -I | List-II |
| A. National Environment Engineering | 1. Rajahmundry |
| B. Central Food Technology Research Institute | 2. Nagpur |
| C. Central Potato Research Institute | 3. Shimla |
| D. Central Tobacco Research Institute | 4. Mysuru |
Code :
A B C D
(a) 2 3 4 1
(b) 2 4 3 1
(c) 3 4 2 1
(d) 1 2 3 4
[U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Pre) 2016]
13. National Research Centre of Agro-Forestry is located at
(a) Hyderabad
(b) Jhansi
(c) Nasik
(d) Patna
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2010]
14. V.V. Giri National Labour Institute is located at
(a) Noida
(b) New Delhi
(c) Ghaziabad
(d) Gurugram
[U.P. P.C.S. (Mains) 2017]
15. In which of the following place is Indian Vegetable Research Institute situated?
(a) Agra
(b) Kanpur
(c) Lucknow
(d) Varanasi
[U.P. R.O./A.R.O. (Mains) 2017]
16. The research and development work is being processed on machinery & instruments used in agriculture in Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering which is located at–
(a) Pantnagar
(b) Bhopal
(c) New Delhi
(d) Ranchi
[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2009]
17. The Indian Rice Research Institute is located in –
(a) Cuttack
(b) Kolkata
(c) Trivandrum
(d) Mumbai
[Uttarakhand U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2007]
18. The National Dairy Research Institute is established at –
(a) Karnal
(b) Hisar
(c) Anand
(d) Jaipur
[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2016]
19. The Indian Institute of Pulses Research is located at –
(a) New Delhi
(b) Varanasi
(c) Kanpur
(d) Lucknow
[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2015, U.P.U.D.A./L.D.A. (Mains) 2010, U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2004]
20. Central Institute of Sub-tropical Horticulture is located at –
(a) Bangalore
(b) Chandigarh
(c) Lucknow
(d) Nagpur
[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2010]
21. The Headquarters of ‘Indian Bureau of Mines’ is at –
(a) Ranchi
(b) Ahmedabad
(c) Nagpur
(d) Mysore
[U.P.U.D.A./L.D.A. (Spl) (Pre) 2010]
22. The Central Institute of Mining is located at :
(a) Cuttack
(b) Dhanbad
(c) Jamshedpur
(d) Bhavnagar
[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1994]
23. Where is the Indian Diamond Institute established
(a) New Delhi
(b) Surat
(c) Mumbai
(d) Jaipur
[U.P.U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2013]
24. The location of the National Dairy Development Board is at –
(a) Anand
(b) Gandhi Nagar
(c) Vadodara
(d) Valsad
[U.P.U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2006]
25. Indian Grass and Fodder Research Institute is located at –
(a) Bikaner
(b) Jabalpur
(c) Bhopal
(d) Jhansi
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2015]
26. Where is Indian Horticulture University located?
(a) Dehradun
(b) Masoorie
(c) Bangalore
(d) Solan (Himachal Pradesh)
[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1990]
27. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer.
| List- I (Organisation) | List- II (Location) |
| A. National Sugar Institute | 1. Dehradun |
| B. Mishra Dhatu Nigam Limited | 2. Kamptee |
| C. Institute of Military Law | 3. Pune |
| D. Institute of National Integration | 4. Hyderabad |
| 5. Kanpur |
Code :
A B C D
(a) 3 1 4 2
(b) 5 1 4 3
(c) 3 4 5 2
(d) 5 4 2 3
[I.A.S. (Pre) 2003]
28. Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research is located at –
(a) Lucknow
(b) Coimbatore
(c) Ludhiana
(d) Pusa Samastipur
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2013]
29. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
| List- I | List- II |
| A. Central Rice Research Institute | 1. Jhansi |
| B. Directorate of Farming System Research | 2. Bhopal |
| C. Indian Institute of Soil Science | 3. Cuttack |
| D. National Centre for Agro-Forestry Research | 4. Meerut |
Code :
A B C D
(a) 3 4 2 1
(b) 1 2 3 4
(c) 4 3 1 2
(d) 2 1 3 4
[U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2013]
30. Arrange the following Indian Meteorological Headquarters in Chronological order of their establishment and select your correct answer from the codes given below :
A. New Delhi
B. Kolkata
C. Shimla
D. Pune
Code :
(a) C D A B
(b) B A D C
(c) D B C A
(d) B C D A
[U.P. P.C.S. (Pre) 2018]
31. National Atlas and Thematic Mapping Organisation is located in :
(a) Dehradun
(b) Hyderabad
(c) New Delhi
(d) Kolkata
[M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2013]
32. Which of the following does not have the ‘National Museum of Natural History’?
(a) Mysore
(b) Hyderabad
(c) Bhuvaneshwar
(d) Bhopal
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2013]
33. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists:
| List- I (Institute) | List- II (Location) |
| A. CSSRI | 1. Manila |
| B. CTCRI | 2. Jodhpur |
| C. IRRI | 3. Trivandrum |
| D. CAZRI | 4. Karnal |
Code :
A B C D
(a) 1 2 4 3
(b) 4 3 1 2
(c) 3 2 4 1
(d) 2 3 4 1
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2013]
34. The National Research Centre on Seed Spices is located at
(a) Doomara, Ajmer
(b) Mandore, Jodhpur
(c) Beechwal, Bikaner
(d) Durgapura, Jaipur
[R.A.S./R.T.S. (Pre) 2018]
35. The Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine and Storage are located at –
(a) Ahmedabad
(b) Hyderabad
(c) Faridabad
(d) New Delhi
[U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2013]
36. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
| List- I (Project Directorate of Crops) | List- II (Location) |
| A. DRR | 1. Kanpur |
| B. DWR | 2. New Delhi |
| C. DMR | 3. Hyderabad |
| D. DPR | 4. Karnal |
Code :
A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4
(b) 2 3 4 1
(c) 3 4 2 1
(d) 4 1 2 3
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2013]
37. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
| List- I (Institute) | List- II (Location) |
| A. Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research | 1. New Delhi |
| B. National Bureau of Plant Genetics Research | 2. Hyderabad |
| C. National Plant Protection Training Institute | 3. Lucknow |
| D. Directorate of Wheat Research | 4. Kanpur |
A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4
(b) 3 1 2 4
(c) 4 3 2 1
(d) 2 3 4 1
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2014]
38. Which one of the following agencies is not involved in exporting agricultural goods?
(a) NAFED
(b) State Trading Corporation
(c) IFFCO
(d) MMTC
[U.P. P.C.S. (Mains) 2017]
39. The National Centre of Organic Farming (NCOF) is situated at
(a) Hyderabad
(b) Chennai
(c) New Delhi
(d) Ghaziabad
[U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2015]
40. In which of the following cities, the ‘Centre for Social Forestry and Eco-Rehabilitation’ is located in India?
(a) Dehradun
(b) Prayagraj
(c) Nagpur
(d) Bhopal
[U.P. B.E.O. (Pre) 2019]
42. Which of the following is NOT correctly matched?
Institute – Location
(a) International Centre for Research on Agroforestry – Nairobi
(b) Indian Institute of Forest Management – Bhopal
(c) Central Agroforestry Research Institute – Banda
(d) Tata Energy Research Institute – New Delhi
[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2021]