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UPSC Prelims 2022 · Agriculture · Crops and Where They Grow
With reference to the “Tea Board” in India, consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above are correct?
- The Tea Board is a statutory body.
- It is a regulatory body attached to the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.
- The Tea Board’s Head Office is situated in Bengaluru.
- The Board has overseas offices at Dubai and Moscow.
- (a) 1 and 3
- (b) 2 and 4
- (c) 1 and 4
- (d) 1 and 4
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Answer: (d) 1 and 4
Statutory, with offices in Dubai and Moscow.
Statement by statement
1. ✓ CORRECT It was set up under the Tea Act, 1953 — a statutory body.
2. ✗ WRONG It works under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, not Agriculture.
3. ✗ WRONG Its head office is in Kolkata.
4. ✓ CORRECT It has overseas offices in Dubai and Moscow to promote Indian tea.
Why the others are wrong
(a) Accepts Bengaluru — the Coffee Board is in Bengaluru.
(b) Accepts the Agriculture ministry.
(c) Statutory, with offices in Dubai and Moscow (the same as option d).
The trap
Bengaluru is the Coffee Board’s home, which is why statement 3 feels right.
🔒 Plantation boards (Tea, Coffee, Rubber, Spices) are under Commerce. Tea Board = Kolkata; Coffee Board = Bengaluru.
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