With reference to the “Tea Board” in India, consider the following statements :
- 1.The Tea Board is a statutory body.
- 2.It is a regulatory body attached to the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.
- 3.The Tea Board’s Head Office is situated in Bengaluru.
- 4.The Board has overseas offices at Dubai and Moscow.
Which of the statements given above are correct ?
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Answer: D. Statement 1 is correct: the Tea Board is a statutory body under the Tea Act, 1953. Statement 2 is wrong: it works under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. Statement 3 is wrong: its head office is in Kolkata. Statement 4 is correct: it has overseas offices in Dubai and Moscow. So 1 and 4.
Watch for: Tea is a crop, so students guess the Agriculture Ministry; plantation boards are under Commerce.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Wrong because the Tea Board's head office is in Kolkata.
- B. Wrong because the Tea Board is under the Ministry of Commerce, not Agriculture.
- C. Wrong because the head office is in Kolkata.
Source to check: Tea Act, 1953, Section 4; Tea Board of India website (teaboard.gov.in), 'About Us'
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