Geological Survey of India
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The Geological Survey of India is the national geoscientific agency responsible for geological mapping, mineral resource assessment, and providing earth science information for policy and development in India.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Geological Survey of India canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5739595 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Geological Survey of India Context triple: [Combined Geo-Scientist Examination, recruitsFor, Geological Survey of India]
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A.
Ministry of Earth Sciences (India)
The Ministry of Earth Sciences (India) is a central government ministry responsible for weather forecasting, climate research, ocean science, seismology, and related earth system studies and services in India.
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B.
Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology
Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology is a premier Indian research institution dedicated to the study of the geology, tectonics, and natural resources of the Himalayan region.
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C.
Zoological Survey of India
The Zoological Survey of India is the premier Indian government organization responsible for the exploration, documentation, and research of the country’s animal biodiversity.
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D.
Archaeological Survey of India
The Archaeological Survey of India is a government agency responsible for archaeological research, conservation, and protection of cultural heritage sites and monuments across India.
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E.
Botanical Survey of India
The Botanical Survey of India is the premier national institution responsible for surveying, documenting, and researching the plant diversity of India.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Geological Survey of India Target entity description: The Geological Survey of India is the national geoscientific agency responsible for geological mapping, mineral resource assessment, and providing earth science information for policy and development in India.
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A.
Ministry of Earth Sciences (India)
The Ministry of Earth Sciences (India) is a central government ministry responsible for weather forecasting, climate research, ocean science, seismology, and related earth system studies and services in India.
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B.
Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology
Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology is a premier Indian research institution dedicated to the study of the geology, tectonics, and natural resources of the Himalayan region.
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C.
Zoological Survey of India
The Zoological Survey of India is the premier Indian government organization responsible for the exploration, documentation, and research of the country’s animal biodiversity.
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D.
Archaeological Survey of India
The Archaeological Survey of India is a government agency responsible for archaeological research, conservation, and protection of cultural heritage sites and monuments across India.
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E.
Botanical Survey of India
The Botanical Survey of India is the premier national institution responsible for surveying, documenting, and researching the plant diversity of India.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (61)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geoscientific organization
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government agency ⓘ national geological survey ⓘ |
| abbreviation | GSI ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
environmental geology
ⓘ
geological mapping of India ⓘ geology ⓘ geomorphology ⓘ geoscience ⓘ glaciology ⓘ hydrogeology ⓘ marine geology ⓘ mineral exploration ⓘ natural hazard assessment ⓘ seismology ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
East India Company
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linked to:
British East India Company
|
| hasDivision |
Central Region
ⓘ
Eastern Region ⓘ Geodata and Information Division ⓘ Glaciology Division ⓘ Marine and Coastal Survey Division ⓘ Mineral Exploration Division ⓘ North Eastern Region ⓘ
linked to:
Northeast India
Northern Region ⓘ Seismology and Geohazards Division ⓘ Southern Region ⓘ Western Region ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Kolkata
ⓘ
linked to:
Calcutta
|
| inception | 1851 ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | India ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | West Bengal ⓘ |
| mission | support national policy and development through geoscientific information ⓘ |
| motto | Geoscience for Nation Building ⓘ |
| officialLanguage |
English
ⓘ
Hindi ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Government of India ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
Ministry of Mines, Government of India
ⓘ
linked to:
Ministry of Mines (India)
|
| primaryRole |
earth science information services
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geological mapping ⓘ mineral resource assessment ⓘ |
| publishes |
geological maps of India
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memoirs ⓘ records ⓘ special publications ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
advising Government of India on geoscience matters
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aerogeophysical surveys ⓘ assessment of mineral resources in India ⓘ coastal and marine surveys ⓘ geochemical mapping ⓘ geological mapping for groundwater assessment ⓘ geophysical mapping ⓘ geotechnical investigations for major projects ⓘ landslide hazard zonation ⓘ maintenance of national geoscience databases ⓘ providing geoscientific data for infrastructure planning ⓘ publication of geological maps and reports ⓘ seismic microzonation studies ⓘ systematic geological mapping of India ⓘ |
| website | https://www.gsi.gov.in ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Geological Survey of India Description of subject: The Geological Survey of India is the national geoscientific agency responsible for geological mapping, mineral resource assessment, and providing earth science information for policy and development in India.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.