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The National Research Centre on Camel (ICAR) is located at:
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Answer: Option A — Bikaner
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The National Research Centre on Camel (NRCC), an institute of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), is located at Bikaner, Rajasthan.
About NRCC:
- It was set up in 1984 as a project directorate, and became a National Research Centre in 1995.
- It carries out research on camel breeding, health, nutrition, reproduction and the use of camels for work.
- It studies the uses of camel milk, which has been reported to have health benefits and is now sold as a dairy product.
- It maintains herds of important Indian camel breeds, such as Bikaneri, Jaisalmeri, Kachchhi and Mewari.
- It has a camel museum and a camel dairy, and is a popular tourist attraction.
About camels in India:
- Most of India's camels are found in Rajasthan, followed by Gujarat.
- The camel is the "state animal" of Rajasthan (declared in 2014).
- India has mainly the one-humped "dromedary" camel.
- The two-humped "Bactrian" camel is found in the Nubra valley of Ladakh.
- Camel numbers in India have declined sharply over the last few decades, because of mechanisation, loss of grazing land and other reasons.
- Rajasthan passed a law in 2015 to stop the slaughter of camels and their movement out of the state.
- The "Raika" (Rebari) community is traditionally associated with camel herding.
Other ICAR institutes in Rajasthan:
- Central Arid Zone Research Institute (CAZRI): Jodhpur.
- Central Sheep and Wool Research Institute: Avikanagar (Tonk district).
- National Research Centre on Seed Spices: Ajmer.
About other ICAR livestock institutes:
- National Research Centre on Equines: Hisar (Haryana).
- National Research Centre on Yak: Dirang (Arunachal Pradesh).
- National Research Centre on Mithun: Medziphema (Nagaland).
Why not the other options?
- ✗Jaisalmer, Jodhpur and Barmer are other cities of western Rajasthan; CAZRI is at Jodhpur.
Quick tip
Remember: National Research Centre on Camel = Bikaner (1984); CAZRI = Jodhpur; NRC on Equines = Hisar; NRC on Yak = Dirang; NRC on Mithun = Medziphema.
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