UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Is climate research being held back by local instrumentation?

Q1. With reference to the Mega Science Vision-2035 (MSV-2035) Report on Climate Research released in 2026, which one of the following is the nodal institution that anchored the working group that prepared the Report?

  • A. Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune
  • B. Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS), Hyderabad
  • C. Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru
  • D. National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting (NCMRWF), Noida

Q2. The Mega Science Vision-2035 (MSV-2035) Report on Climate Research was prepared exclusively under the institutional authority of which one of the following offices of the Government of India?

  • A. Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India
  • B. Ministry of Earth Sciences
  • C. Department of Science and Technology
  • D. NITI Aayog

Q3. How many priority Mega Science Projects (MSPs) does the Mega Science Vision-2035 Climate Research roadmap propose to implement during the period 2026-2035?

  • A. Five
  • B. Six
  • C. Eight
  • D. Ten

Q4. With reference to the Mega Science Vision-2035 (MSV-2035) exercise of the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser, consider the following subject areas: 1. Nuclear Physics 2. Climate Research 3. Ecology and Environmental Science 4. Quantum Computing and Communication Which of the above are correctly identified as subject areas covered under the MSV-2035 exercise?

  1. Nuclear Physics
  2. Climate Research
  3. Ecology and Environmental Science
  4. Quantum Computing and Communication
  • A. 1 and 2 only
  • B. 1, 2 and 3 only
  • C. 2, 3 and 4 only
  • D. 1, 2, 3 and 4

Q5. Consider the following statements distinguishing the Mega Science Vision-2035 Climate Research Report from earlier Mega Science Vision exercises of the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser: 1. Earlier Mega Science Vision exercises were historically confined to areas such as nuclear and high-energy physics, while the 2035 cycle has extended the framework to climate research. 2. Unlike earlier Mega Science Vision exercises that were coordinated by the Department of Atomic Energy, the Climate Research Report has been coordinated by the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser. 3. The Climate Research Report explicitly calls for domestic manufacturing of scientific instrumentation, calibration systems and environmental sensors to reduce dependence on imported equipment. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. Earlier Mega Science Vision exercises were historically confined to areas such as nuclear and high-energy physics, while the 2035 cycle has extended the framework to climate research.
  2. Unlike earlier Mega Science Vision exercises that were coordinated by the Department of Atomic Energy, the Climate Research Report has been coordinated by the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser.
  3. The Climate Research Report explicitly calls for domestic manufacturing of scientific instrumentation, calibration systems and environmental sensors to reduce dependence on imported equipment.
  • A. 1 and 2 only
  • B. 1 and 3 only
  • C. 2 and 3 only
  • D. 1, 2 and 3