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    Question

    Indian Meteorological Department was established in

    1875, with headquarter at -
    A Calcutta Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Pune Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Jaipur Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D New Delhi Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    In the year 1875, the Government of India established the India Meteorological Department, bringing all meteorological work in the country under a central authority. Mr. H. F. Blanford was appointed Meteorological Reporter to the Government of India. The first Director General of Observatories was Sir John Eliot who was appointed in May 1889 at Calcutta headquarters. The headquarters of IMD were later shifted to Shimla, then to Poona (now Pune) and finally to New Delhi.

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