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Prelims 2026 · Science and Technology · Question 84

Which of the following statements with regard to India's indigenous new high resolution weather model, the 'Bharat Forecast System,' is/are correct?

  1. Its objective is to generate forecasts at the Panchayats cluster level.
  2. It was developed by IIT Delhi.

Select the answer using the code given below:

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 only
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. Neither 1 nor 2

Answer

1 only

Statement 1 is correct: Bharat Forecast System was developed to generate forecasts at the cluster-of-panchayats level. Statement 2 is incorrect: official releases credit a team led by Indian institutions such as IITM Pune, with support from NCMRWF and IMD, not IIT Delhi. Therefore, 1 only.

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