IIG is a premier institute of India studying geomagnetism
Q. IIG stands for- Published on 19 Jan 16a. Indian Institute of Geology
b. Indian Institute of Geophysics
c. Indian Institute of Geomagnetism
d. Geological Institute of India
ANSWER: Indian Institute of Geomagnetism
Indian Institute of Geomagnetism (IIG) is a premier research organization under Department of Science and Technology and is involved in research on Geomagnetism and allied fields. Its Headquarters is located at New Panvel near Mumbai. It has two Regional Centres - Equatorial Geophysical Research Laboratory (EGRL), Tirunelveli and Dr. K.S. Krishnan Geomagnetic Research Laboratory (KSKGRL) Jhunsi Allahabad - and twelve magnetic observatories located across the length and breadth of the country. It had start working as a successor to the Colaba observatory which was established in 1826, which later in 1841 became the nation's first regular magnetic observatory research institute.
