UPSC Prelims PYQ 2015: National Innovation Foundation (NIF) — Correct Statement
Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding National Innovation Foundation India (NIF)?
- NIF is an autonomous body of the Department of Science and Technology under the Central Government.
- 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.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
- 1 only
- 2 only
- Both 1 and 2
- Neither 1 nor 2
Explanation
Statement 1 is correct
- The National Innovation Foundation (NIF) was set up in March 2000, and is an autonomous body of the Department of Science and Technology.
Statement 2 is incorrect
- It is India’s national initiative to strengthen the grassroots technological innovations and outstanding traditional knowledge. Its mission is to help India become a creative and knowledge-based society by expanding policy and institutional space for grassroots technological innovators.
- NIF scouts, supports and spawns’ grassroots innovations developed by individuals and local communities in any technological field, helping in human survival without any help from formal sector
Answer: (a) 1 only; Difficulty Level: Hard
