Question

The Imperial Forest Research Institute was set up in 1906 in:
1. Bhopal
2. Dehradun
3. Almora
4. Bangalore

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : Dehradun

The correct answer is Dehradun.

• The Imperial Forest Research Institute was set up in 1906 in Dehradun.
• It was first established as Forest School established in 1878.
• In 1988, the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE) was formed and the training and research centers were given an independent status of institutes.
• Forest Research Institute, now one of the institutes under ICFRE, was conferred the status of Deemed University in December 1991 on the recommendations of the UGC, Ministry HRD.

•  The list of major forest-related institutions in India is as follows-
  • Indian Institute of Forest Management, Bhopal
  • Forest Survey of India, Dehradun
  • Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy, Dehradun
  • Directorate of Forest Education, Dehradun
  • Indian Plywood Industries Research and Training Institute, Bangalore
  • Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun
  • Central Zoo Authority, Delhi