Question

Match column I with column II and select the correct option from the given codes.

Column I	Column II
A. Royal Botanical Garden, Kew	i. Lucknow
B. Indian Botanical Garden	ii. England
C. National Botanical Research Institute	iii. Howrah
D. Lloyd Botanical Garden	iv. Darjeeling

a. A-(ii), B-(iii), C-(i), D-(iv)
b. A-(i), B-(iii), C-(ii), D-(iv)
c. A-(iv), B-(ii), C-(i), D-(iii)
d. A-(iv), B-(iii), C-(ii), D-(i)

Answer 1

Hint: Royal Botanical Garden is present in England, Indian Botanical Garden in Howrah, National Botanical Research Institute in Lucknow, and Lloyd Botanical Garden in Darjeeling. A botanical garden or seed bank is a primary objective to support conservation by ensuring the survival of threatened species and the maintenance of associated genetic diversity. A botanical garden is a type of Ex-situ conservation.

Complete answer:
• Royal Botanical Garden, Kew is present in England. The main ambition of this botanical garden is scientific discovery and research to develop information about the potential uses of plants and fungi. The chairman of this botanical garden is Dame Amelia Fawcett and the director is Richard Deverell.
• Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden is the full name of Indian Botanical Garden which is situated in Howrah. They are commonly known as Calcutta Botanic Garden. This garden is operated by the Botanic survey of India.
• National Botanical Research Institute is located in Lucknow it is an institute of CSIR. This botanical garden is engaged in the field of taxonomy and modern biology. South Africa's state botanical research institute is the National Botanical Research Institute.
• Lloyd Botanical Garden is located in Darjeeling. The Area of this botanical garden is 16 hectares (40 acres). This garden preserves several species of bamboo, oak, magnolia, and some other species. It was created in 1878.

Hence, the correct answer is option (a).

Note: One of the types is ex-situ conservation is a Botanical garden. A set of conservation techniques involving the transfer of a target species away from its habitat to a place of safety is called Ex-situ conservation. Ex-situ conservation preserves the genetic or reproductive material of target species. Botanical gardens help to maintain a collection of plants and enable the opportunity of learning. They help in a pollution-free environment.