Consider the following statements about CSIR:

1. The Prime Minister of India is its ex-officio President.

2. It is a department of the Government of India, headed by its Director General.

3. It was registered as a society under the Societies Registration Act, 1860.

Which of the statements given above are correct?A.1 onlyB.1 and 3 onlyC.2 and 3 onlyD.1, 2 and 3

Question

Consider the following statements about CSIR: 1. The Prime Minister of India is its ex-officio President. 2. It is a department of the Government of India, headed by its Director General. 3. It was registered as a society under the Societies Registration Act, 1860. Which of the statements given above are correct?

Accepted Answer

1 and 3 only. The correct answer is 1 and 3 only. Statement 1 is right: the Prime Minister is the ex-officio President. Statement 3 is right: CSIR was registered under the 1860 Act on 12 March 1942.Statement 2 is wrong. CSIR is a registered society, not a government department. The department is DSIR, which shares its head with CSIR. So every option with statement 2 fails.Memory hook: President yes, society yes, department no.Read more: CSIR (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research). UPSC CDS (I) 2026 General Knowledge Paper. UPSC NDA-NA (I) 2025 General Ability Paper.

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