Research Centres in India (Part-2)

Total Questions: 6

1. The Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine and Storage are located at- [U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2013]

Correct Answer: (c) Faridabad
Solution:The Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine and Storage is located at Faridabad (Haryana). The Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine and Storage (DPPQS) is an agency of the Government of India that is responsible for plant protection, quarantine, and storage. It is the National Plant Protection Organization (NPPO) of India.

It's objective is to reduce crop losses from pests through integrated pest management, to promote safe trade by providing technical inputs, phytosanitary inspection, treatment, and certification, to regulate pesticides, to warn and control locusts, to train in desert areas, to build capacity in plant protection.

The DPPQS is located in the Old CGO Complex, NH IV, Faridabad, Haryana. The DPPQS provides services to Indian exporters and importers of agriculture commodities and the Indian Pesticide Industry. It provides services through two portals, Computerized Registration of pesticide (CROP) and Plant Quarantine Information System.

2. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below: [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2013]

List-I (Project Directorate of Crops)List-II (Location)
A. DRR1. Kanpur
B. DWR2. New Delhi
C. DMR3. Hyderabad
D. DPR4. Karnal

Code:

ABCD
(a)1234
(b)2341
(c)3421
(d)4123
Correct Answer: (c)
Solution:The correctly matched list is as follows:
Project Directorate of CropsPlace
Directorate of Rice Research (DRR) [Now - Indian Institute of Rice Research]Hyderabad
Directorate of Wheat Research (DWR) [Now - Indian Institute of Wheat and Barley Research]Karnal
Directorate of Maize Research (DMR) [Now - Indian Institute of Maize Research]New Delhi
Directorate of Pulses Research (DPR) [Now - Indian Institute of Pulses Research]Kanpur

3. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below: [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2014]

List-I (Institutes)List-II (Locations)
A. Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research1. New Delhi
B. National Bureau of Plant Genetics Resources2. Hyderabad
C. National Plant Protection Training Institute3. Lucknow
D. Directorate of Wheat Research4. Karnal

Code:

ABCD
(a)1234
(b)3124
(c)4321
(d)2341
Correct Answer: (d)
Solution:The correctly matched list is as follows:
OrganisationLocation
Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research (IISR)Lucknow
National Bureau of Plant Genetics ResourcesNew Delhi
National Plant Protection Training InstituteHyderabad

While Directorate of Wheat Research (Now-Indian Institute of Wheat and Barley Research) is located in Karnal, not in Kanpur.

4. The National Centre of Organic Farming (NCOF) is situated at [U.P. Lower Sub, (Pre) 2015]

Correct Answer: (d) Ghaziabad
Solution:National Centre of Organic Farming (NCOF) is situated at Ghaziabad. National Centre for Organic Farming has been renamed as National Centre for Organic and Natural Farming (NCONF), Ghaziabad in March, 2022

5. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched? [U.P. R.O/A.R.O. (Pre) 2017]

InstituteLocation
(a) Indian Vegetable Research InstituteVaranasi
(b) Central Institute of Subtropical HorticultureSrinagar
(c) Indian Institute of Sugarcane ResearchLucknow
(d) Indian Institute of Pulse ResearchKanpur

 

Correct Answer: (b)
Solution:Central Institute of Sub Tropical Horticulture located in Lucknow. It is an autonomous institute in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh that conducts research on sugarcane agriculture.

It is part of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR). The IISR was established in 1952 to increase sugarcane production and create new varieties. The Government of India took over the institute from the Indian Central Sugarcane Committee in 1954.

In 1969, the institute was transferred to the ICAR. The IISR is located on Raibareli Road, Dilkusha (Post Office) in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. It is 4.8 km from Lucknow Railway Station (Charbagh), 8 km from Alambagh Bus Station, and 12 km from Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport Lucknow.

6. Arrange the following Indian Meteorological Headquarters in Chronological order of their establishment and select your correct answer from the rodes given below: [U.P. P.C.S. (Pre) 2018]

A. New Delhi

B. Kolkata

C. Shimla

D. Pune

Code:

ABCD
(a)CDAB
(b)BADC
(c)DBCA
(d)BCDA
Correct Answer: (d)
Solution:The Indian Metorological Department was established in Kolkata in 1875, later shifted to Shimla in 1905 then to Pune in 1928 and finally to Delhi in 1944.