Which of the following statements is/are correct with reference to the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomic Consortium (INSACOG)?
A. It consists of ten laboratories of the Department of Biotechnology, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoHF&W).
B. It’s overall aim is monitoring the genomic variations in the SARS-CoV-2 on a regular basis.
C. Both A & B
D. None of these
Explanation:
Government of India had established a national multi-agency consortium, Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomic Consortium (INSACOG) in December 2020, consisting of ten laboratories of the Department of Biotechnology, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoHF&W) with the overall aim of monitoring the genomic variations in the SARS-CoV-2 on a regular basis. It’s overall aim is monitoring the genomic variations in the SARS-CoV-2 on a regular basis. INSACOG has a data repository at IGIB, New Delhi and NIBMG, Kalyani.
