India’s indigenous high resolution Bharat Forecast System — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2026

Which of the following statements with regard to India’s indigenous new high resolution weather model, the Bharat Forecast System, is/are correct?

1. Its objective is to generate forecasts at the Panchayat cluster level.
2. It was developed by IIT Delhi.

Select the answer using the code given below:

1. 1 only
2. 2 only
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2

Explanation

Statement 1 is correct

• The Bharat Forecast System was developed to generate forecasts at the cluster-of-panchayats level, enabling hyper-local weather predictions at 6 km resolution.

Statement 2 is incorrect

• It was developed by the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune, not IIT Delhi.

Answer: (a) 1 only; Difficulty Level: Medium