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UPSC 2008: With which one of the following is BRIT (Government of India) engaged?
(a)Railway Wagons
(b)Information Technology
(c)Isotope Technology
(d)Road Transport
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (c) Isotope Technology
BRIT stands for the Board of Radiation and Isotope Technology, an autonomous unit under the Department of Atomic Energy that develops, supplies and promotes the use of radio-isotopes and radiation technology in medicine, industry and research, hence it is engaged in Isotope Technology and not in railway wagons, IT or transport. ([timesofindia.indiatimes.com](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/noida/gamma-radiation-centre-to-come-up-in-medical-device-park/articleshow/124793724.cms?utm_source=openai))
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This question was asked in UPSC CSE Prelims 2008, GS Paper 1, as Question 105. It falls under Science & Technology > Energy & Environment.
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