The Bureau of Indian Standard (BIS) recently introduced a national standard to test and assess bomb disposal system. Which of the following statements with regard to this system is/are correct ?
- 1.The new standard is known as IS 19445 : 2025.
- 2.It will improve interoperability of equipment across agencies.
- 3.It was developed by TBRL, DRDO in collaboration with the 30th Central Scientific Research Institute, Russia.
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Answer: C. Statement 1 is correct: the standard is IS 19445:2025, released by BIS in December 2025. Statement 2 is correct: one national test standard for items like bomb blankets and baskets lets the armed forces, CAPFs and state police compare and use equipment on the same basis. Statement 3 is wrong: it was developed by a BIS panel convened by TBRL (DRDO), with no Russian or other foreign partner. So 1 and 2 only.
Watch for: India-Russia defence ties make the Russian collaboration claim look believable.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Wrong because the Russian collaboration in statement 3 is false.
- B. Wrong because statement 3 is false and statement 1 is left out.
- D. Wrong because statement 2 is also correct.
Source to check: Ministry of Consumer Affairs / BIS release on IS 19445:2025 (December 2025), bis.gov.in
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