Q 1 Which is the largest botanical
garden of India? *
O a) Napier Museum
O b) Indian Botanical Garden
O c) Ooty Botanical Gardens
d) Assam State Zoo
Answers
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Option B
Indian botanical gardens
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Answer:
b) Indian Botanical Garden
Explanation:
It is largest and oldest botanical garden of India. It is situated at Sibpur near Calcutta. It was formerly known as Royal Botanic Garden or Calcutta Botanic Garden. The Botanic Garden has completed its bicentenary year. Started by Robert Kyd in 1787, organised by William Roxburgh and developed by Nuthanial Wallich.
The garden occupies an area of 110 hectares. It is situated on the west bank of river Hooghly. It has nearly 15,000 live specimens including a large collection of bamboos, cycads and palms. It has two large green houses, several nurseries and special collections of Bougainuillea, Vitis, Jasminum and Nymphea. The giant water lilies like Victoria amazonica and V. cruziana are conspicuous in some of the garden ponds.