Q333
1st plant protection advisor to the Govt. of India was
A.
H. S. Pruthi
AnswerB.
H. M. Lefroy
C.
Ronald Ross
D.
S. Ross
Answer: Option A
Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
1st plant protection advisor to the Govt. of India was H. S. Pruthi.He was a plant protection advisor to the Government of India and helped establish a locust warning system. He retired in 1953.
In 1963 he published a Textbook on Agricultural Entomology. Several genera of hemipterans have been named after him including Pruthiana, Pruthiorosius and Pruthius.