In which of the following places the Bio-technology Park is located in Uttar Pradesh?
- (a)Kanpur
- (b)Ghaziabad
- (c)NOIDA
- (d)Lucknow
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.
- (a)Kanpur — 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 — Ghaziabad is an industrial city in western UP near Delhi; it is not the site of the Biotech Park.
- (c)NOIDA — NOIDA hosts many IT, electronics and corporate parks, which makes it a tempting guess — but the biotechnology park in question is located at Lucknow.
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).
This is a straight recall of a UP-specific institution's location. The trap is that NOIDA and Ghaziabad are strongly associated with technology/industrial parks near Delhi — but the Biotech Park is a Lucknow (state-capital) institution. Anchor UP's flagship science bodies to Lucknow.
- Biotech Park is located at Sector-G, Jankipuram, Kursi Road, Lucknow (UP capital).
- It is an autonomous R&D and bio-incubation institution providing lab, testing and incubation services.
- Set up with support of the Department of Biotechnology (Govt of India) and the Govt of Uttar Pradesh.
- Lucknow also hosts other science institutes such as CDRI and NBRI.
- Assuming a 'tech park' must be in NOIDA/Ghaziabad (Delhi-NCR) rather than Lucknow.
- Confusing the Biotech Park with unrelated IT parks in western UP.
UPPSC frequently asks the location or host-city of UP-specific institutions, schemes and projects; anchor each body to its city.
No directly related past PYQ was found.
- practice — not a real PYQ
The Biotech Park of Uttar Pradesh is situated in which city?
- (a)Lucknow
- (b)Kanpur
- (c)Prayagraj
- (d)Varanasi
Answer(a) Lucknow — the Biotech Park is at Sector-G, Jankipuram, Kursi Road, Lucknow.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Which Union department is the principal nodal agency for promoting biotechnology and bio-incubation in India?
- (a)Department of Science and Technology
- (b)Department of Biotechnology
- (c)Department of Scientific and Industrial Research
- (d)Department of Atomic Energy
Answer(b) Department of Biotechnology — the DBT, under the Ministry of Science and Technology, promotes biotechnology R&D and incubation.