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Which organization/institution has created a domestically produced RT-PCR diagnostic kit called "Om" for detecting the Omicron strain of coronavirus?
  • AIIMS
  • DRDO
  • ICMR
  • CSIR - CDRI
Answer- D
1)CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute (CDRI) has successfully developed an RT-PCR diagnostic kit called "Om" to detect the Omicron variant of coronavirus.

2)It is the first diagnostic kit developed by a government institution in India and the third one developed indigenously for the specific testing of Omicron. Apart from two other kits developed by private companies, this kit will give results in about two hours.