UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — PARLIAMENT QUESTION: Implementation of Mission Mausam

Q1. Which one of the following best describes 'Mission Mausam'?

  • A. A flagship initiative of the Ministry of Earth Sciences to make India weather-ready and climate-smart
  • B. A scheme of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change exclusively for climate-change adaptation
  • C. A Department of Science and Technology programme solely for long-range monsoon forecasting
  • D. An IMD–MoEFCC joint mission set up only for ambient air-quality monitoring

Q2. Among the high-performance computing systems commissioned under Mission Mausam, which one has the highest stated peak computing capacity?

  • A. Arka (IITM, Pune)
  • B. Arunika (NCMRWF, Noida)
  • C. The dedicated AI/ML standalone system
  • D. Pratyush

Q3. After commissioning Arka, Arunika and the dedicated AI/ML system, what is the total high-performance computing capacity of the Ministry of Earth Sciences (in petaflops)?

  • A. About 6.8 petaflops
  • B. About 11.77 petaflops
  • C. About 21.91 petaflops
  • D. About 33 petaflops

Q4. How many Doppler Weather Radars does Mission Mausam target to install during its 2024–26 period?

  • A. 25
  • B. 50
  • C. 60
  • D. 100

Q5. Which one of the following Ministry of Earth Sciences bodies is the lead operational agency for the surface meteorological observation network (including Doppler Weather Radars) being expanded under Mission Mausam?

  • A. India Meteorological Department (IMD)
  • B. Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune
  • C. National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting (NCMRWF)
  • D. Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS)

Q6. In the context of the IMD's 150th Foundation Day, the 'Vision-2047' document is best described as which one of the following?

  • A. A long-term roadmap setting out IMD's goals for meteorological services towards India's centenary of independence
  • B. A bilateral weather-data sharing treaty between India and the World Meteorological Organization
  • C. A statutory regulation prescribing cyclone-warning bulletin formats
  • D. A satellite procurement plan exclusively for ocean-colour monitoring

Q7. The ₹150 commemorative coin released to mark the India Meteorological Department's 150th year (alongside the launch of Mission Mausam) was issued by which one of the following?

  • A. Union Ministry of Finance
  • B. Ministry of Earth Sciences
  • C. Reserve Bank of India
  • D. Ministry of Culture

Q8. The 'PRITHVI' (Prithvi Vigyan) umbrella scheme of the Ministry of Earth Sciences was formed by merging how many existing sub-schemes?

  • A. Three
  • B. Five
  • C. Six
  • D. Seven