Question

Where is the Forest Research Institute located?
1. Delhi
2. Bhopal
3. Dehradun
4. Lucknow

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : Dehradun

The correct answer is Dehradun.

• The Forest Research Institute (FRI) is located in Dehradun, Uttarakhand.
• FRI was established in the year 1906 as the Imperial Forest Research Institute.
• It has six museums based on social forestry, pathology, silviculture, timber, non-wood forest products, and entomology.
• The Forest Research Institute (FRI) and College Area are between Kaulagarh in the north and the Indian Military Academy to the south. The Tons River forms its Western Boundary.

• The Forest Research Institute Dehradun is located at Dehradun in Uttarakhand is among the oldest institutions of its kind/India.
• In 1991, it was declared a deemed university by the University Grants Commission.
• The Forest Research Institute (FRI) is a Natural Resource Service training institute of the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education and is an institution in the field of forestry research in India for Indian Forest Service cadres and all State Forest Service cadres.
• It is the biggest forest based training institute in India. Most of the forest officers are a part of this institute.
• The FRI's building also houses a Botanical Museum and there are many different kinds of trees from around the world.