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Where the Central Police training college was earlier situated?
A.Kolkata
B. Mumbai
C. New Delhi
D. Mount Abu

Answer
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Hint:
-The Central Police Training was earlier located in a city in Rajasthan.
-It is a place famous for a mountain with Guru Shikhar peak.
-It is a hill station which is located in the Aravalli Range.

Complete answer:
-After Independence, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the first Union Home Minister stressed the significance of having a ring of administrations that would keep the nation flawless under a Federal Constitution.

-The Central Police Training College was set up in Mount Abu (Rajasthan) on September 15, 1948. The prepared accessibility of a couple of unused armed force encampments at Mount Abu was the prime thought for the decision.

-In February 1975 the Academy was shifted from Mount Abu to its final residence at Hyderabad.

Therefore, the correct answer is B

Additional Information

The foundation was renamed the National Police Academy in 1967. As a befitting token to the memory of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the Iron Man of India, who had the foreknowledge and dynamism to think as far as all-India level Police Service, so in 1974 the Academy was named after him.

Note:
The Indian Police Service, who have been chosen through an All India based Civil Services Examination are trained at the National Police Academy (NPA).