Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding National Innovation Foundation-India (NIF)? 1. NIF is an autonomous body of the Department of Science and Technology under the Central Government. 2. NIF is an initiative to strengthen the highly advanced scientific research in India's premier scientific institutions in collaboration with highly advanced foreign scientific institutions. Select the correct answer using the code given below.

Gives an example (Atal Innovation Mission) of a body associated with the Department of Science and Technology, showing DST sponsors or hosts innovation-oriented initiatives.

A student could check whether NIF is listed alongside or described similarly to such DST initiatives (e.g., on DST pages or lists of DST autonomous bodies).

Shows the pattern that central ministries often have autonomous organizations 'coming under' them (example: NPC under DPIIT) and describes how such bodies are characterized.

Use this pattern to look for official classification language (e.g., 'autonomous body under the Department of Science & Technology') for NIF on government registries.

Provides another clear example of an 'autonomous body under the administrative control' of a specific ministry (NFCH under Home), illustrating common phrasing used to denote such relationships.

Search for the same phrasing ('autonomous body under the administrative control of the Department of Science and Technology') in relation to NIF in official sources.

Demonstrates that various parent organizations (here NITI Aayog) have explicitly labelled 'central autonomous organization' subsidiaries — showing the typical terminology used for such linkages.

Compare the terminology used for NIF in official descriptions with terms like 'central autonomous organization' to infer its administrative status.

Explains distinctions between types of government bodies (statutory/constitutional vs. bodies created by executive resolution), which helps interpret official provenance language when assessing whether an entity is an autonomous body under a ministry.

A student can check whether NIF is created by an Act, by executive resolution, or is described as an autonomous body to classify its legal/administrative relationship with DST.

Describes AIM's objective to foster innovation, provide platforms and collaboration opportunities—shows Indian innovation programmes often emphasise collaboration and ecosystem building.

A student could check whether NIF's stated goals mirror AIM's language (platforms, collaborations) or instead focus on other targets (grassroots innovations, local actors).

The India Innovation Index lists metrics like patents, publications and R&D spending—highlighting that Indian innovation policy measures both advanced scientific outputs and broader indicators.

A student could look for NIF statements mentioning similar metrics (publications/patents/R&D spend) to see if its emphasis is on high-end scientific research.

The National Agricultural Innovation Project is described as partnership-mode with farmers, Panchayats and private sector—showing some Indian 'innovation' initiatives target grassroots and stakeholder partnerships rather than elite lab-to-lab research.

Compare NIF's partner list—if it names grassroots actors and domestic stakeholders, that would argue against the elite foreign-collaboration description in the statement.

Explains CSIR as the umbrella for most scientific research institutions and that institutes were created to promote research in pure and applied sciences—illustrates the government uses dedicated national bodies to promote scientific research.

A student could check whether NIF is described as an umbrella/nodal institution like CSIR (implying a national research focus) or as an initiative primarily for foreign collaborations.

Notes historical pattern of creating national laboratories and institutes to promote self-sustaining scientific growth—suggesting official initiatives often emphasise domestic capacity-building.

Use this pattern to test if NIF's stated purpose aligns with domestic capacity-building (typical) or unusually prioritises strengthening premier institutions via foreign collaborations (less typical).