Question

Match List-I with List-II

List-I (CGIAR centers)	List-II (Headquarter)
(A) International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)	(I) Nairobi, Kenya
(B) International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)	(II) Battaramulla, Sri Lanka
(C) International Water Management Institute (IWMI)	(III) Beirut, Lebanon
(D) International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)	(IV) Ibadan, Nigeria

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

• (A) - (I), (B) - (III), (C) - (II), (D) - (IV)
• (A) - (II), (B) - (III), (C) - (IV), (D) - (I)
• (A) - (IV), (B) - (I), (C) - (II), (D) - (III)
• (A) - (III), (B) - (IV), (C) - (I), (D) - (II)

Hint:

Recall each CGIAR center's home region: Nigeria for tropical crops, Kenya for livestock, Sri Lanka for water, Lebanon for dry area farming.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

Step 1: Understanding the Question:
This question asks you to match four CGIAR (Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research) centers with the city where each has its headquarters.

Step 2: Key Formula or Approach:
Each CGIAR center is a separate international research body with its own fixed headquarters location, so this is a direct recall match rather than a calculation.

Step 3: Detailed Explanation:
(A) International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA): headquartered in Ibadan, Nigeria, matching definition (IV). IITA focuses on tropical crops such as cassava, maize and cowpea across sub Saharan Africa.
(B) International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI): headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, matching definition (I). ILRI works on livestock research to improve food security in developing countries.
(C) International Water Management Institute (IWMI): headquartered in Battaramulla, Sri Lanka, matching definition (II). IWMI focuses on water and land management for agriculture.
(D) International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA): headquartered in Beirut, Lebanon, matching definition (III). ICARDA works on crop and livestock production suited to dry, non tropical areas.

Step 4: Final Answer:
The correct matching is (A)-(IV), (B)-(I), (C)-(II), (D)-(III), which corresponds to option (3).