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The ICAR-Indian Institute (formerly Directorate) of Soybean Research is located at:
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Answer: Option A — Indore, Madhya Pradesh
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The ICAR-Indian Institute of Soybean Research (IISR), formerly the Directorate of Soybean Research, is located at Indore, Madhya Pradesh.
About the Institute:
- It was set up in 1987 as the "National Research Centre for Soybean".
- It was upgraded to the Directorate of Soybean Research in 2009, and renamed the Indian Institute of Soybean Research in 2015.
- It works under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR).
- It develops high-yielding soybean varieties that resist diseases (such as yellow mosaic virus) and pests, studies crop management, and promotes soybean-based foods.
- It coordinates research through the All India Coordinated Research Project on Soybean.
About soybean in India:
- Soybean is a leguminous oilseed crop; it fixes nitrogen in the soil.
- It is a kharif crop, sown with the monsoon rains in June-July.
It is rich in protein (about 40 per cent) and oil (about 20 per cent). It is called the "golden bean" and the "miracle bean".
Soybean meal (the residue after oil extraction) is an important animal feed and an export product.
Madhya Pradesh is the largest producer of soybean in India and is called the "Soya State" ("Soybean State"). Maharashtra and Rajasthan are the next largest producers.
Soybean became a major crop in India only from the 1970s.
The Soybean Processors Association of India (SOPA), the main industry body, is also based in Indore.
About Indore:
- It is the largest city of Madhya Pradesh and its commercial capital.
- It has been ranked India's cleanest city in the Swachh Survekshan survey several years in a row since 2017.
- It was ruled by the Holkar dynasty; Ahilyabai Holkar was its famous queen.
Other ICAR oilseed institutes:
- Directorate of Groundnut Research: Junagadh.
- Directorate of Rapeseed-Mustard Research: Bharatpur.
- Indian Institute of Oilseeds Research: Hyderabad.
Why not the other options?
- ✗Bhopal has the Indian Institute of Soil Science and the Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering.
- ✗Nagpur has the Central Institute for Cotton Research.
- ✗Jabalpur has the Directorate of Weed Research.
Quick tip
Remember: Indian Institute of Soybean Research = Indore, MP (1987 as NRC Soybean; renamed 2015); MP = "Soya State"; soybean = kharif legume, about 40 per cent protein; Indore = cleanest city.
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