2001 General Studies, all questions
UPSC Prelims 2001 · General Studies
Question 34: Science and Technology
The theme of Indian Science Congress, 2001 was
a“Food Nutrition and Environmental Security”
b“Arrest declining interest in pure sciences”
c“Make India energy self-sufficient”
d“Make India IT Superpower”
AnswerThe answer is (a).
The theme of the 88th Indian Science Congress, held in New Delhi in January 2001, was Food, Nutrition and Environmental Security. The Congress meets every January, and its theme reflects a national concern of the time. The other options are not its themes. Remember that the Indian Science Congress Association was set up in 1914.
Why each option is right or wrong
- (a) Right: Food, Nutrition and Environmental Security.
- (b) 'Arrest declining interest in pure sciences' was not the 2001 theme.
- (c) 'Make India energy self-sufficient' was not the 2001 theme.
- (d) 'Make India IT Superpower' was not the 2001 theme.
Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2001, General Studies. UPSC's own paper isn't online; the words are from a published compilation. The paper on upsc.gov.in.