National Innovation Foundation India
Question
Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding National Innovation Foundation-India (NIF)?
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
- 1.
NIF is an autonomous body of the Department of Science and Technology under the Central Government.
- 2.
NIF is an initiative to strengthen the highly advanced scientific research in India's premier scientific institutions in collaboration with highly advanced foreign scientific institutions.
Options
1 only
2 only
Both 1 and 2
Neither 1 nor 2
Explanation
The National Innovation Foundation-India (NIF), established in 2000, is indeed an autonomous body under the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India (Statement 1 is correct). However, NIF's primary objective is to promote grassroots innovations, innovation by individuals, and to support informal science and technology through scholarships and incubation support—not specifically to strengthen highly advanced scientific research in collaboration with foreign institutions (Statement 2 is incorrect). NIF focuses on bottom-up innovation rather than top-down institutional collaboration with foreign institutions. > NIF = Grassroots innovation promotion body, not high-tech institutional research facilitator. Answer: (a).
Question details
Year
2015
Paper
GS Paper 1
Question
Q10
Subject
Science & Technology
Sub-topic
Research and Development Institutions
Type
Statement-based
Difficulty
Medium
Nature
Static
Source hint
Current Affairs / Ministry of Science and Technology
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