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Where is the Central Potato Research Institute of India located?
1. Ranchi
2. Lucknow
3. Shimla
4. Delhi

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Correct Answer - Option 3 : Shimla

The correct answer is Shimla.

  • Central Potato Research Institute (CPRI) is located at Shimla in Himachal Pradesh.
    • It was initially established in 1949 at Patna in Bihar, India.
    • The institute was later shifted to Shimla, Himachal Pradesh in 1956 in order to facilitate hybridization work in potato breeding and maintain seed potato health.
    • Central Potato Research Institute was created on the recommendation of Sir Herbert Steward(Agricultural Advisor to the Government of India).
    • It was transferred to the Indian Council of Agricultural Research in April 1966.
  • Central Potato Research Institute has 7 regional stations:
    1. Kufri-Fagu (Himachal Pradesh).
    2. Modipuram (Uttar Pradesh).
    3. Jalandhar (Punjab).
    4. Gwalior (Madhya Pradesh).
    5. Patna (Bihar).
    6. Shillong (Meghalaya).
    7. Ootacamund (Tamil Nadu).

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