State PCS PYQPrelims 2025

BPSC – Combined Competitive Examination · Question 48

Which of the following was NOT an outcome of the Science, Technology and Innovation Policy 2020?

  1. One Nation, One Subscription
  2. Research and Innovation Excellence Frameworks (RIEF)
  3. Atal Innovation Mission
  4. More than one of the above
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Answer: (C) Atal Innovation Mission

Explanation

STIP 2020 proposed One Nation One Subscription and RIEF; the Atal Innovation Mission predates it (2016).

  • (A) Incorrect

    Wrong: this was proposed in the STIP 2020 draft.

  • (B) Incorrect

    Wrong: RIEF was proposed in STIP 2020.

  • (C) Correct

    Correct: AIM was set up by NITI Aayog in 2016, before STIP 2020.

  • (D) Incorrect

    Wrong: only AIM is not an outcome.