Question

National botanical research institute is located at
A. Howrah
B. Delhi
C. Hyderabad
D. Lucknow

Answer 1

Hint: Botanical gardens have three main functions: conservation, education and bio aesthetic. It helps in the protection of exotic species of plants for the purpose of study as well as research. It has good genetic treasure with distinct varieties of plant species.

Complete answer:
National botanical research institute is located in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. The national botanical research institute was made by Kailash Nath Kaul which is named as the National botanical garden. From 1953 this institute was regulated by CSIR. Sikhndar Bagh is known as one of the historic gardens which is there in this institute. Taxonomy as well as modern biology are the main subjects of this particular institute.
-Botanical gardens are institutions having a collection of a living plant of different varieties also known as herbaria. The main objective of the botanical garden is to select exotic species which helps in gaining information regarding new species, it is an ex situ place which helps in conserving endemic species, helps in the seed supply for research and home for the collection of germplasm of the plant.
-The largest botanical garden in the world is the Royal Botanical garden which is in London .It has 350 acres of land and has a good research facility for the botanist. Rock garden, Victoria lily pond and jordell lab are famous here.
-The first botanical garden was established in Mumbai and the largest Botanical garden in Asia is Indian Botanical Garden located in Howrah.
-Lal bagh/Mysore Botanic garden is at Mysore, Bangalore which contains around 1700 species of ornamental plant. It was made by Hyder Ali in 1760.
-Botanic garden of FRI,Dehradun was the youngest botanica garden with a 50 acre house for 1100 species of trees and shrubs.

Hence, the correct answer is option (D).

Note: The hanging garden was known before as a botanical garden but in fact it was not a botanical garden, in these gardens there are only herbs and ornamental plants. The first garden for education purposes was made by Theophrastus in Greece but this garden is not in the present time.