UPSC Prelims 2022 · GS Paper I
Question 79: Economy and Social Development
With reference to the “Tea Board” in India, consider the following statements :
- 1.The Tea Board is a statutory body.
- 2.It is a regulatory body attached to the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.
- 3.The Tea Board’s Head Office is situated in Bengaluru.
- 4.The Board has overseas offices at Dubai and Moscow.
Which of the statements given above are correct ?
AnswerUPSC’s answer is (d).
The Tea Board is a statutory body set up under the Tea Act, 1953, so statement 1 is true. It works under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, not Agriculture, and its head office is in Kolkata, not Bengaluru. At the time of the exam it had overseas offices at Dubai and Moscow, so statement 4 is true.
- 1. The Tea Board is a statutory body under the Tea Act, 1953.
- 2. It is attached to the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
- 3. Its head office is in Kolkata.
- 4. It had overseas offices at Dubai and Moscow.
How you could have got this
- If you were sure statement 1 is correct, (b) and (c) go: each of them leaves 1 out.
What you needed to know: The Tea Board is a statutory body under the Tea Act, 1953.
- Then, if you were sure statement 3 is not correct, (a) goes: it includes 3.
What you needed to know: Its head office is in Kolkata.
Only (d) is left. You didn’t need statements 2 or 4.
Which options go is worked out from UPSC’s key and the options, not by a model.
Why each option is right or wrong
- (a) Wrong. Statement 3 is false: its head office is in Kolkata.
- (b) Wrong. Statement 2 is false: it is under the Commerce Ministry.
- (c) Wrong. Statement 3 is false.
- (d) Correct. It is statutory and has offices in Dubai and Moscow.
Answer: UPSC’s key. Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2022, General Studies Paper I, Series A. The paper on upsc.gov.in.