The Defence Research and Development Organisation functions under which ministry?

The Ministry of Science and TechnologyCorrect answerYour answerThe Prime Minister's OfficeCorrect answerYour answerThe Ministry of Home AffairsCorrect answerYour answerThe Ministry of DefenceCorrect answerYour answer

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer D

Correct answer: D

DRDO is the research and development wing of the Ministry of Defence.
Its work covers missiles, armaments, radar and related systems for the armed forces.
ISRO, by contrast, works under the Department of Space, which reports to the Prime Minister — a genuinely different arrangement, and the reason this question is worth asking.

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The contrast in the last step is the substance here. Two large technical organisations, two quite different places in the machinery of government.

Concept: Where DRDO sits in government
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The Defence Research and Development Organisation functions under which ministry?

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