Question — Q.80
The Bureau of Indian Standards (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?
1The new standard is known as IS 19445 : 2025.
2It will improve interoperability of equipment across agencies.
3It was developed by TBRL, DRDO in collaboration with the 30th Central Scientific Research Institute, Russia.
A1, 2 and 3
B2 and 3 only
C1 and 2 only ✓
D1 only
Each Statement — Verified from Official PIB Release
1
✓ Correct — IS 19445:2025 confirmed
The new standard is known as IS 19445 : 2025
Confirmed from official PIB release. The full name is IS 19445:2025 — Bomb Disposal Systems — Performance Evaluation and Requirements.Released by Union Minister for Consumer Affairs Pralhad Joshi on National Consumer Day 2025 (24 December 2025). It is India’s first dedicated national standard for bomb disposal systems — covering bomb blankets, bomb baskets, and bomb inhibitors.
Developed under the Arms and Ammunition for Civilian Use Sectional Committee (PGD 28), with the Bomb Disposal Systems Panel (PGD 28/P1) constituted under the convenorship of TBRL, DRDO.
✓ Official: IS 19445:2025 — Bomb Disposal Systems — Performance Evaluation and Requirements
India’s first dedicated national standard for bomb disposal systems · Released 24 December 2025 (National Consumer Day) · Voluntary adoption by agencies, manufacturers, testing bodies
2
✓ Correct — interoperability explicitly stated
It will improve interoperability of equipment across agencies
Confirmed from official sources. The Khan Global Studies current affairs summary quotes the objective directly: “Improved reliability and interoperability of equipment across agencies.”This is one of the key reasons IS 19445:2025 was needed — bomb disposal systems were being manufactured and deployed by multiple agencies (NSG, CAPFs, state police, airports, railways) without a common evaluation standard. Different manufacturers produced different specifications, making interoperability difficult.
The standard creates a common benchmark so that equipment from any certified manufacturer can be used reliably by any security agency — whether NSG, CISF, state police, or CRPF.
✓ Official benefit: “Improved reliability and interoperability of equipment across agencies”
NSG · CISF · CAPFs · State Police · AAI · NCRTC — all benefit from unified evaluation standard · Reduces equipment compatibility issues across agencies
3
✗ Wrong — No Russian collaboration; entirely Indian development
Developed by TBRL, DRDO in collaboration with the 30th Central Scientific Research Institute, Russia
This statement is completely fabricated. No official document — PIB, MeitY, BIS, or DRDO — mentions any collaboration with the 30th Central Scientific Research Institute of Russia or any Russian institution in the development of IS 19445:2025.How it was actually developed:
• Initiated on request from Ministry of Home Affairs + TBRL, DRDO
• Developed through consensus-based process under BIS sectional committee
• Indian stakeholders: DRDO · NSG · MES · DGQA · Central Armed Police Forces · State Police · AAI · NCRTC · BPR&D · NRAI · NSFU
• International inputs: “Due consideration was given to international best practices and globally accepted performance concepts, suitably adapted to Indian threat scenarios” — but this is reference to global standards, NOT a collaboration with a specific Russian institution.
The “30th Central Scientific Research Institute” is a real Russian military research institute (30 TSNII MO RF) dealing with radiation, chemical and biological protection — but it has zero connection to this BIS standard.
✗ Completely false — no Russian collaboration mentioned anywhere in official records
Developed by TBRL, DRDO + Indian stakeholders only. International inputs = reference to global best practices (not institutional collaboration). The 30th CSRI Russia connection is UPSC’s planted fabrication.
IS 19445:2025 — Complete Fact Sheet for UPSC
| Parameter | Detail |
| Standard name | IS 19445:2025 — Bomb Disposal Systems — Performance Evaluation and Requirements |
| Issued by | Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) · Under Ministry of Consumer Affairs |
| Released | 24 December 2025 (National Consumer Day) · By Union Minister Pralhad Joshi |
| Initiated by | Ministry of Home Affairs + TBRL, DRDO (joint request) |
| Developed under | Arms and Ammunition for Civilian Use Sectional Committee (PGD 28) · Panel PGD 28/P1 under convenorship of TBRL, DRDO |
| Indian stakeholders | DRDO · NSG · MES · DGQA · CAPFs · State Police · AAI · NCRTC · BPR&D · NRAI · TBRL · NSFU |
| Russian collaboration | NONE — Statement 3 is fabricated. No Russian institute was involved. |
| Covers | Bomb blankets · Bomb baskets · Bomb inhibitors · Performance evaluation w.r.t. blast loads and splinter effects |
| Key benefits | Improved reliability + interoperability across agencies ✓ · Common performance benchmark · Quality-driven manufacturing · Reduces dependence on foreign certification · Promotes Atmanirbhar Bharat |
| Adoption | Voluntary — for procurement agencies, manufacturers, and testing bodies |
Memory Trick
🧠 Three Points to Lock In
IS 19445:2025 — the number: “194” + “45” — think of it as the post-1945 (World War II) era + 45 for explosive ordnance disposal. Full name: Bomb Disposal Systems — Performance Evaluation and Requirements. First ever dedicated BIS standard for bomb disposal.
Interoperability = the core gap it fills: Before IS 19445:2025, NSG, CISF, CAPFs, state police — all used bomb disposal equipment from different manufacturers with no common standard. Interoperability across agencies is the primary operational benefit. One standard, all agencies.
Statement 3 trap — Russia fabrication: TBRL, DRDO initiated and led the development through a purely Indian consensus process. No Russian institution was involved. The standard drew on international best practices generically — not from any named Russian institute. “30th Central Scientific Research Institute Russia” = a real Russian institution, but completely unconnected to this BIS standard.
