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 ?
- (a) 1 and 3
- (b) 2 and 4
- (c) 3 and 4
- (d) 1 and 4 ✓ UPSC's answer
Why the answer is (d)
• Statement 1 is correct: the Tea Board is a statutory body established under the Tea Act, 1953.
• Statement 4 is correct: it has overseas offices in Dubai and Moscow to promote Indian tea exports.
• Statement 2 is wrong: the Board functions under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, not Agriculture.
• Statement 3 is wrong: its head office is in Kolkata, the historic centre of the tea trade, not Bengaluru.
• Hence 1 and 4, option (d).
Why the other options are wrong
- (a) 1 and 3
- Statement 3 is wrong: the head office is in Kolkata.
- (b) 2 and 4
- Statement 2 is wrong: the Board is under the Commerce Ministry.
- (c) 3 and 4
- Statement 3 is wrong; statement 1 is correct.
Asked in the GS Paper I of the UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination 2022, held on 5 June 2022. Question and answer key: Union Public Service Commission. Explanation: UPSC Answer Check.