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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
India’s first Biosafety level-3 containment mobile laboratory has been inaugurated in which city?
A
Ujjain
B
Surat
C
Nashik
D
Kolkata
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Dr. Bharati Pravin Pawar inaugurated the first Biosafety level-3 (BSL-3) containment Mobile Laboratory of South Asia in the Nasik district of Maharashtra today.

Detailed explanation-2: -BSL-3 laboratories are used to study infectious agents or toxins that may be transmitted through the air and cause potentially lethal infections. Researchers perform all experiments in a biosafety cabinet. BSL-3 laboratories are designed to be easily decontaminated.

Detailed explanation-3: -The National Physical Laboratory, India was one of the earliest national laboratories set up under the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research. Jawaharlal Nehru laid the foundation stone of NPL on 4 January 1947. Dr. K. S. Krishnan was the first Director of the laboratory.

Detailed explanation-4: -25 crores, the BSL-3 Enhanced Laboratory is a self-sufficient unit, which has every system and equipment essential for full standalone operation.

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