UPSC CSE 2026 · PYQ · Weather Forecasting / Bharat Forecast System · medium
Which of the following statements with regard to India's indigenous new high resolution weather model, the 'Bharat Forecast System,' is/are correct?
1. Its objective is to generate forecasts at the Panchayats cluster level.
2. It was developed by IIT Delhi.
Select the answer using the code given below:
A.1 only✓ Correct
B.2 only
C.Both 1 and 2
D.Neither 1 nor 2
Explanation
The Bharat Forecast System (BFS) is India's indigenous high-resolution weather forecasting model launched by the Ministry of Earth Sciences with the objective of providing village-level/Panchayat-cluster level forecasts at a resolution of about 6 km, making statement 1 correct. However, it was developed by the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune, under the Ministry of Earth Sciences — not by IIT Delhi. Hence statement 2 is incorrect.
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