UPSC CSE Prelims 2022
Statement 1 is correct. The Tea Board of India is a statutory body. It was constituted under Section 4 of the Tea Act, 1953, to regulate the cultivation, manufacturing, and export of tea in India.
Statement 4 is correct. The Tea Board maintains overseas offices to facilitate the promotion and export of Indian tea. These offices are located in Dubai (UAE), Moscow (Russia), and London (United Kingdom).
Statement 2 is incorrect. While the Tea Board is a regulatory body, it functions under the administrative control of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, not the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.
Statement 3 is incorrect. The Head Office of the Tea Board is situated in Kolkata, West Bengal, not Bengaluru. It also has zonal offices and sub-regional offices across various tea-growing regions in India.
Based on the inaccuracies in statements 2 and 3, options (a), (b), and (c) are incorrect.