Q. Consider the following statements:
1.The India Meteorological Department (IMD) was established in 1875.
2.The IMD operates under the Ministry of Earth Sciences.
3.Dr. P.K. Das was appointed as the first meteorological reporter of IMD.
How many of the statements given above are correct?
Answer: B
Notes:
Explanations –
Statements 1 and 2 are correct. The IMD was established on January 15, 1875, to centralize meteorological observations and forecasting in India. Since 2006, the IMD has been under the administrative control of the Ministry of Earth Sciences. India was the first developing country in the world to have its own geostationary satellite (NSAT) for continuous weather monitoring.
Statement 3 is incorrect. The first meteorological reporter of the IMD was Henry Francis Blanford.
Source: The Hindu
