In which of the following places the Bio-technology Park is located in Uttar Pradesh?

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Correct — D, Lucknow. Uttar Pradesh's Biotech Park is located in the state capital, Lucknow — at Sector-G, Jankipuram, Kursi Road. It is an autonomous research-and-development and bio-incubation institution that provides laboratory infrastructure, testing/analytical services and incubation support to biotechnology start-ups and researchers, set up with the backing of the Department of Biotechnology (Government of India) and the Government of Uttar Pradesh. So of the four cities, the correct location is Lucknow.

Why the other options are wrong — (a) Kanpur is UP's big industrial and educational hub (home to IIT Kanpur), but the state's Biotech Park is at Lucknow, not Kanpur.  (b) Ghaziabad is an industrial city in western UP near Delhi; it is not the site of the Biotech Park.  (c) NOIDA hosts many IT, electronics and corporate parks, which makes it a tempting guess — but the biotechnology park in question is located at Lucknow.

Concept: The Biotech Park, Lucknow is an autonomous institution that acts as a biotechnology incubation and R&D facility for Uttar Pradesh. It offers shared laboratory and testing infrastructure, technology-transfer support, and incubation space for start-ups in areas such as agri-biotech, medicinal and aromatic plants, and health biotech. It sits in Lucknow, which is also home to several major science institutions (CDRI, NBRI, SGPGI).

State PCS 2020 Q136 — Science & Technology PYQ with Answer

State PCS 2020 Q136 — Science & Technology PYQ with Answer