Discussion
Nehru’s vision of S & T resulted in development of IITs and CSIR laboratories. Even though innovations from academic system in India may be very modest, CSIR laboratories with 38 National Laboratories and 4600 Scientists and 8000 S & T personal have impressive output. Which of the following are products from CSIR ?
(i) Saheli (female oral contraceptive)
(ii) Sree Chithra Heart Valve
(iii) Indelible ink applied on forefingers to mark voters in elections
(iv) Coconut de-husking device
Answer: A
The CSIR products are (i) and (iii) only.
Saheli, the non-steroidal oral contraceptive pill (centchroman), was developed at the CSIR Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow. The indelible ink used to mark voters' fingers was developed by CSIR's National Physical Laboratory, New Delhi.
The Sree Chitra heart valve was developed at the Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, which comes under the Department of Science and Technology, not CSIR. No CSIR laboratory is credited with a coconut de-husking device in the sources, so statement (iv) is left out, which excludes option D. Option B names only Saheli and option C only the ink, so each leaves out a CSIR product.
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