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National Standard for Bomb Disposal Systems

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Question

The Bureau of Indian Standard (BIS) recently introduced a national standard to test and assess bomb disposal system. Which of the following statements with regard to this system is/are correct?

1The new standard is known as IS 19445: 2025.
2It will improve interoperability of equipment across agencies.
3It was developed by TBRL, DRDO in collaboration with the 30th Central Scientific Research Institute, Russia.

Select the answer using the code given below :

Options

a

1, 2 and 3

b

2 and 3 only

c

1 and 2 only

Answer
d

1 only

Explanation

Statements 1 and 2 are correct. The Bureau of Indian Standards issued the formal code IS 19445: 2025 to create a unified domestic testing framework for protective suits and bomb disposal systems (1). This standard ensures uniform safety criteria, helping improve the compatibility and interoperability of equipment across different police, military, and emergency response teams (2). Statement 3 is incorrect because the technical specification was developed through domestic collaboration involving Indian defense scientists and security agencies under the Make in India framework, rather than being co-developed with a Russian state research institute.

The IS 19445:2025 standard establishes a unified testing framework for bomb disposal systems to improve equipment interoperability, independent of foreign research collaborations.

Question details

Year

2026

Paper

GS Paper 1

Question

Q45

Subject

Current Affairs

Sub-topic

Defence & Security Affairs

Type

Statement-based

Difficulty

Hard

Nature

Current-affairs-linked

Source hint

BIS Standard Catalogues / DRDO Laboratory Publications 2025

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