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HCS (Haryana)Prelims2022General Studies
Question
Consider the following regarding the National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI) :- 1. The National Dairy Research Institute started as Imperial Institute of Animal Husbandry and Dairying in 1923 in Bangalore. 2. In 1936, it was renamed as Imperial Dairy Institute. 3. NDRI shifted to its present site in Karnal in 1955. Choose the correct statements from the above:-
Options
- A 1 and 2 only
- B 2 and 3 only
- C 1 and 3 only
- D 1, 2 and 3
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Correct Answer
D 1, 2 and 3
Model Answer
- NDRI's history dates back to the Imperial Institute for Animal Husbandry & Dairying, which was founded in Bangalore in 1923 as a dairy education center. Hence statement 1 is correct.
- It was renamed Imperial Dairy Institute in 1936 and moved to its current location in Karnal in 1955, where it was renamed National Dairy Research Institute. Hence statement 2 and 3 is correct.
- The Imperial Institute's infrastructure was retained as a southern regional station of NDRI, and in 1964, an Eastern regional station was established at Kalyani in West Bengal.
- The National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI), Karnal is India's premier dairy research institute.
- In 1989, the institute was elevated to the status of Deemed University.
- The institute offers a high-quality education in dairying that is unparalleled in Asia.
- It is worth noting that NDRI is not only an important contributor of dairying manpower needed by State Agricultural Universities (SAUs).
- It also plays an important role in enhancing the teaching capabilities of SAU faculty.
- With its continuous research, the ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI) in Karnal, Haryana, is one of the premier institutes in the dairy sector.
- This institute contributed significantly to the growth of the dairy industry and playing a critical role in India's development in milk production.