Question

Indian Council of Agriculture Research is headquartered in ________.
A. Pune
B. Jaipur
C. New Delhi
D. Bengaluru

Answer 1

Hint: It is referred as India’s capital territory, and is also a massive metropolitan area in India’s north. It is bordered by the states of Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. Haryana on it's three sides while Uttar Pradesh towards the east.

Complete answer: The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) refers to an autonomous organization that is present under the Department of Agricultural Research and Education.
Formerly called the Imperial Council of Agricultural Research, it was established on the date of 16th July 1929 as a registered society under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 in pursuance of the Royal Commission's report on agriculture.
The ICAR has its headquarters located in New Delhi. This is known as one of the largest national agricultural systems in the globe. There are about 101 ICAR institutes as well as 71 agricultural institutes which are spread across the country. These institutes manage as well as monitor research along with education in the fields concerning agriculture that includes horticulture, fisheries as well as animal sciences.
Therefore, Option C is the right answer.

Note: The ICAR has played an exploring role in guiding Green Revolution and ensuring developments in the field of agriculture in India with its research and technology development which has enabled the country to increase the production of foodgrains by 5.6 times, while horticultural crops by 10.5 times, and fish by 16.8 times. The production of milk and eggs have increased by 10.4 times 52.9 times respectively since the years 1950-51 to 2017-18,
Therefore making a visible and countable impact on the national food as well as nutritional security.