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Q79·GS Paper 1 · Prelims 2025

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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. Statements 2 and 3 are incorrect.

The Tea Board of India is a statutory body, but it operates under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, not Agriculture. Its headquarters is situated in Kolkata, not Bengaluru (which hosts the Coffee Board). It maintains overseas offices, including in Dubai and Moscow, to promote Indian tea exports.

Commodity boards for export-oriented crops (Tea, Coffee, Spices) typically fall under the Ministry of Commerce.

Answer: (d).

Question details

Year

2025

Paper

GS Paper 1

Question

Q79

Subject

Geography

Sub-topic

World Economic & Political Geography

Type

Matching pairs

Difficulty

Medium

Nature

Static

Source hint

Tea Act 1953 Statutory Boards

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