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Q79·GS Paper 1 · Prelims 2022

Status, ministry, and offices of the Tea Board of India

EconomyAgriculture & AlliedStatement-basedHardStatic

Question

With reference to the "Tea Board" in India, consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above are correct?

  1. 1.

    The Tea Board is a statutory body.

  2. 2.

    It is a regulatory body attached to the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.

  3. 3.

    The Tea Board's Head Office is situated in Bengaluru.

  4. 4.

    The Board has overseas offices at Dubai and Moscow.

Options

a

1 and 3

b

2 and 4

c

3 and 4

d

1 and 4

Answer

Explanation

Statements 1 and 4 are correct; it is a statutory body (created under the Tea Act, 1953) and maintains strategic overseas offices in Dubai and Moscow. Statements 2 and 3 are incorrect; it operates under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (not Agriculture), and its headquarters is in Kolkata (not Bengaluru).

Commodity boards meant for export promotion (Tea, Coffee, Spices, Rubber) fall strictly under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.

Answer: (d).

Question details

Year

2022

Paper

GS Paper 1

Question

Q79

Subject

Economy

Sub-topic

Agriculture & Allied

Type

Statement-based

Difficulty

Hard

Nature

Static

Source hint

Tea Act 1953 Statutory Boards

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