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Agriculture · Q938

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Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 938

Q938

CPRI is situated at

A.
Kasargod
B.
Shimla
Answer
C.
Manali
D.
Almora

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
CPRI stands for Central Potato Research Institute and it is headquartered in Kufri, Shimla. It was shifted to Shimla in 1956 from Patna Bihar. There is a network of seven regional stations also which helps to carry overall the functioning of the institute.
Its primary mandate is to undertake basic, strategic and applied research to enhance sustainability, productivity, quality and utilization of potatoes.