Short Notes (For Revision):
1. STIP 2020 (Science, Technology & Innovation Policy)
- Focus: Innovation, inclusivity, open science
- Promotes: Indigenous tech, startup culture
- Special Point: Citizen science & decentralized research funding
2. National Education Policy (NEP) 2020
- Focus: Inquiry-based learning and research
- Key: National Research Foundation (NRF)
- Introduces: Coding, AI, robotics from school level
3. Atal Innovation Mission (AIM)
- By: NITI Aayog
- Goal: Develop scientific temper in students
- Key: Atal Tinkering Labs (ATL)
4. Digital India Mission
- Goal: Digital transformation of India
- Focus Areas: AI, Blockchain, Digital Health, e-Governance
5. Make in India (Science Focus)
- Goal: Promote R&D in manufacturing
- Includes: Electronics, Defence Tech, Space Tech
6. Startup India (Innovation Angle)
- Incentives for: AI, green tech, biotech startups
- Benefits: Funding, tax breaks, incubation
7. National Supercomputing Mission (NSM)
- Goal: Indigenous supercomputers
- Lead Agencies: C-DAC and IISc
8. India Semiconductor Mission (ISM)
- Objective: Chip manufacturing ecosystem
- Linked with: National Policy on Electronics
9. Mission Innovation
- Global collaboration for clean energy R&D
- India’s role: Development of climate tech
10. Cyber-Physical Systems Mission (NM-ICPS)
- Focus: AI, sensors, robotics, big data
- Hubs: Technology Innovation Hubs (TIHs)
11. BIRAC
- Promotes: Biotech startups & innovation
- Focus: Health, agriculture, industrial biotech
12. Gaganyaan Mission
- India’s human space mission
- Implemented by: ISRO
- Key: Indigenous development of astronaut tech
MCQ Practice Set (Topic: Government Science Policies)
1. STIP 2020 promotes which of the following?
a) Scientific secrecy
b) Closed access to research
c) Citizen science and open access
d) Only space research
Answer: c) Citizen science and open access
2. National Research Foundation (NRF) is proposed in:
a) Digital India
b) Make in India
c) NEP 2020
d) STIP 2013
Answer: c) NEP 2020
3. Atal Tinkering Labs are part of:
a) Digital India
b) BIRAC
c) AIM
d) ISM
Answer: c) AIM
4. Mission Innovation focuses on:
a) Military technology
b) Nuclear weapons
c) Clean energy research
d) Space colonization
Answer: c) Clean energy research
5. India Semiconductor Mission is related to:
a) Vaccine production
b) AI chips and processors
c) Quantum computing
d) Agriculture sensors
Answer: b) AI chips and processors
6. BIRAC promotes:
a) Defence tech
b) Biotech startups
c) Cyber security
d) E-commerce
Answer: b) Biotech startups
7. Cyber-Physical Systems Mission is implemented by:
a) DRDO
b) ISRO
c) DST
d) CBSE
Answer: c) DST
8. The National Supercomputing Mission is jointly implemented by:
a) IIT Delhi and IISER
b) C-DAC and IISc
c) DRDO and ISRO
d) NITI Aayog and AIIMS
Answer: b) C-DAC and IISc
9. Startup India campaign supports which sectors?
a) Import-based startups
b) Only textile startups
c) AI, biotech, green tech
d) Govt-owned enterprises only
Answer: c) AI, biotech, green tech
10. Gaganyaan is associated with:
a) DRDO
b) ISRO
c) BIRAC
d) AIM
Answer: b) ISRO