1) NRDC has entered into license agreement with two companies for commercialisation of which room?
a. Ghar Sadan
b. Ghar Sodhon
c. Ghat Sadan
d. None of the above
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ANSWER: Ghar Sodhon
Explanation:
The National Research Development Corporation(NRDC), under the Ministry of Science & Technology, entered into Licence Agreements with M/s Nabagram Resham Shilpa Unnayan Cooperative Society Ltd.., Murshidabad(W.B.) and M/s Dariapur Rural Development Society, Kalia Chak(W.B.) for the commercialization of ‘Ghar Sodhon’ – a room disinfectant for silkworm rearing houses and appliances. - It has been developed at the Central Silk Research & Training Institute(CSRTI), Berhampore(W.B.), a constituent Research Institute under Central Silk Board, Bengaluru, under the Ministry of Textiles
- Ghar Sodhon is a user friendly and non-corrosive room disinfectant, devoid of the requirement of labour, water, electricity and spraying machines.
- It is gaining popularity among the silk farmers of the States of West Bengal, Odisha and Jharkhand.
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2) NRDC has entered into an agreement with IACS for commercialisation of technologies/ intellectual properties. What does IACS stand for?
a. Indian Association for Cultivation of Services
b. Indian Association for Commercialisation of Science
c. Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science
d. None of the above
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ANSWER: Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science
Explanation:
National Research Development Corporation, a DSIR enterprise of MST, GOI has entered into a memorandum of agreement with IACS for commercialisation of technologies and intellectual properties developed at IACS. The MoA was exchanged between the two decades old organisations. While NRDC has been working for more than 60 years in commercialising technologies, IACS is the oldest research institute in the nation.
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3) NRDC has entered into an agreement with which government institution for marketing inventions, innovations and patents on 7th December 2015?
a. IICT
b. CSIR
c. CSIR-IICT
d. None of the above
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ANSWER: CSIR-IICT
Explanation:
NRDC has entered into an agreement with Council for Scientific and Industrial Research’s Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad for marketing the inventions/innovations, patents, formulations, know-how/processes developed by CSIR-IICT and also collection of Premia and Royalties arising from these activities. CSIR-IICT is a 70 year old R and D organisation.
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