Q. 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:
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer : A

Explanation:

Statement 1 is correct: The BharatFS was developed with the objective of generating forecasts at the cluster of panchayats level and improving the prediction of extreme weather events. With a horizontal resolution of 6 km, it can capture local weather features at the panchayat/village level.
Statement 2 is not correct: The Bharat Forecast System was developed by the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune, not IIT Delhi. It operates under the Ministry of Earth Sciences.

Sources:

https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2153585

https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2131392