Question

The Royal Botanical Garden is situated in
A. Paris
B. New Delhi
C. Kew
D. Washington

Answer 1

Hint: The Kew Gardens was integrated with the royal estate of Richmond by King George III in the year 1772. The original Kew Gardens was founded by Princess Augusta in 1759.

Step by step answer:
The Royal Botanical Garden is situated in Kew, London Borough of Richmond upon the Thames, the capital of the United Kingdom.
It is spread over an area of 326 Hectares.
Kew has one of the largest collections about the taxa of the plants in the world. They have taxa of 27000 living plants. Apart from that they also have \(8 \cdot 3\)million specimens of plants and fungi in their herbarium. They also have 40,000 species of seeds in their seed bank.
Their mission is to gain maximum information about the potential uses of plants and fungi, by the use of scientific discoveries and research.

Hence option C is correct.

Note: The Royal Botanical Garden, Kew should not be confused with the Indian Botanical Garden. This is because the Indian Botanical Garden was previously known as the Royal Botanical Garden, Calcutta. It was also known as the Calcutta Botanical Garden. Now it is known by the name Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanical Garden. It is located in the Shibpur district of Howrah near Kolkata. It is spread over an area of 109 Hectares.
The main attraction of the Indian Botanical Garden is The Great Banyan Tree. This Banyan tree is said to be the largest in the world. Its circumference is more than 330 meters. This garden is also famous for its vast collection of bamboo, orchids, cactus, and palms.