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:

Which of the following statements with regard to India's ind - MCQ (English)

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Which of the following statements with regard to India's indigenous new high resolution weather model, the 'Bharat Forecast System', is/are correct?

Its objective is to generate forecasts at the Panchayats cluster level.
It was developed by IIT Delhi.

Select the answer using the code given below:

Correct Answer: A — 1 only

Explanation:

Statement 1 is accepted because the Bharat Forecast System is described as targeting highly localized forecasting down to panchayat-cluster level. Statement 2 is rejected because the system was developed by IITM Pune, not IIT Delhi.