UPSC Prelims 2001 Q34: Science & Technology – Science & Technology Institutions
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”
Answer: (a) “Food Nutrition and Environmental Security”
Explanation
Theme of the Indian Science Congress 2001
| Session | Focal theme |
|---|---|
| 88th Session, New Delhi, January 2001 | Food, Nutrition and Environmental Security |
| General President | R. S. Paroda, then Director-General of ICAR |
| Host | Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi |
| Organiser | Indian Science Congress Association (founded 1914, Kolkata) |
The 88th Indian Science Congress (2001) was presided over by an agricultural scientist, R. S. Paroda, and its theme was 'Food, Nutrition and Environmental Security'. The other options are slogans, not session themes.
Answer: (a) “Food Nutrition and Environmental Security”.
Why each option is right or wrong
- (a) CORRECT. The 2001 Science Congress theme was Food, Nutrition and Environmental Security.
- (b) Incorrect. This was not the theme of the 2001 session.
- (c) Incorrect. Energy self-sufficiency was not the 2001 theme.
- (d) Incorrect. 'IT superpower' was not the 2001 theme.
Key point
The Indian Science Congress is held every January; the first session was in Kolkata in 1914.
Remember
ISC 2001 (88th, New Delhi) = Food, Nutrition and Environmental Security.
Common mistakes
- Choosing the IT superpower slogan of that time.
- Not linking the agricultural General President to the theme.
- Thinking the Congress has no fixed focal theme.
Exam tip
An agricultural scientist presiding points to a food-related theme.
Sources
- Indian Science Congress Association — List of past sessions and focal themes (sciencecongress.nic.in)
- Indian Agricultural Research Institute — 88th Indian Science Congress, 2001