Test 3. Organization of Indian Horticulture _ 20 MCQs

1. Which ministry is responsible for horticultural research and development?
1. The Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare 
2. The Ministry of Science and Technology
3. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
4. The Ministry of Rural Development
2. Which ministry controls the Rubber, Coffee, and Spice Boards?
1. Ministry of Commerce 
2. Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
3. Ministry of Finance
4. Ministry of Food Processing Industries
3. Where was the Institute of Horticultural Research established in 1967?
1. New Delhi
2. Mumbai
3. Bangalore 
4. Kolkata
4. Where is the National Organic Farming Research Institute (NOFRI) located?
1. Sikkim 
2. Punjab
3. Tamil Nadu
4. Maharashtra
5. Where is the Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CIMAP) located?
1. Jaipur
2. Hyderabad
3. Chennai
4. Lucknow (UP) 
6. Where is the National Horticulture Board (NHB) located?
1. Gurugram (Gurgaon) 
2. Pune
3. Bhopal
4. Patna
7. In which year was the National Horticulture Board (NHB) set up by the Government of India?
1. 1972
2. 1984 
3. 1991
4. 2001
8. Where is the National Bee Board (NBB) located?
1. New Delhi 
2. Chandigarh
3. Kochi
4. Ranchi
9. Who publishes the semi-technical, bi-monthly English magazine Indian Horticulture?
1. ICAR 
2. ICRISAT
3. Department of Horticulture, India
4. Horticultural Society of India
10. What is the frequency of the Hindi magazine Phal Phool released by ICAR?
1. Monthly
2. Bi-monthly 
3. Quarterly
4. Annually
11. Where was the National Horticulture Board (NHB) established?
1. Mumbai
2. Kolkata
3. Gurgaon, Haryana 
4. Chennai
12. In which year was the National Bee Board (NBB) established?
1. 1995
2. 2000 
3. 2005
4. 2010
13. Where is the National Research Centre for Citrus headquarters located?
1. Mumbai
2. Nagpur, Maharashtra 
3. Bangalore
4. New Delhi
14. In which year was the National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB) established?
1. 1995
2. 2000 
3. 2005
4. 2010
15. In which year was the Central Institute of Horticulture (CIH) established?
1. 2001
2. 2006 
3. 2011
4. 2016
16. Where is the Central Institute of Horticulture (CIH) headquarters located?
1. Imphal
2. Shillong
3. Medziphema, Nagaland 
4. Gangtok
17. In which year was the National Horticulture Research and Development Foundation (NHRDF) established?
1. 2001
2. 2004
3. 2008 
4. 2012
18. Where is the Coconut Development Board headquarters located?
1. Trivandrum
2. Kochi, Kerala 
3. Chennai
4. Hyderabad
19. In which year was the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) established?
1. 1980
2. 1986 
3. 1992
4. 1998
20. Where is the National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management (NIFTEM) headquarters located?
1. Jaipur
2. Sonipat, Haryana 
3. Chandigarh
4. Bhopal

Answer keys: 

1. The Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
2. Ministry of Commerce
3. Bangalore
4. Sikkim
5. Lucknow (UP)
6. Gurugram (Gurgaon)
7. 1984
8. New Delhi
9. ICAR
10. Bi-monthly
11. Gurgaon, Haryana
12. 2000
13. Nagpur, Maharashtra
14. 2000
15. 2006
16. Medziphema, Nagaland
17. 2008
18. Kochi, Kerala
19. 1986
20. Sonipat, Haryana