With reference to the "Tea Board" in India, consider the following statements: 1. The Tea Board is a statutory body. 2. It is a regulatory body attached to the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. 3. The Tea Board's Head Office is situated in Bengaluru. 4. The Board has overseas offices at Dubai and Moscow. Which of the statements given above are correct?

Answer: D. Statements 1 and 4 are correct (Tea Board is statutory; has overseas offices at Dubai and Moscow). The TEA BOARD OF INDIA was established by the Tea Act 1953, succeeding the earlier Central Tea Board (1949). It is a statutory body for the development of the tea industry. Statement 1 is CORRECT. The Tea Board is a STATUTORY body constituted under the TEA ACT, 1953 (Section 4). It has 31 members representing producers, traders, workers, consumers, and Parliament. Statement 2 is WRONG. The Tea Board is attached to the MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (Department of Commerce), NOT the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. Tea is an exported plantation commodity, hence sits under Commerce. Similarly Coffee Board, Rubber Board, Spices Board all fall under Commerce. Statement 3 is WRONG. The Tea Board's Head Office is in KOLKATA, West Bengal (close to the main tea producing region of Assam and West Bengal), NOT Bengaluru. Statement 4 is CORRECT. The Tea Board maintains FOREIGN OFFICES at DUBAI (UAE) and MOSCOW (Russia), as well as offices in major tea-importing markets to promote Indian tea exports. Source: Tea Act 1953 / Ministry of Commerce and Industry Annual Report / Tea Board of India website.