Which one of the following organisations has completed 150 years of service to the nation in the year 2025?
- (a)Botanical Survey of India
- (b)Survey of India
- (c)India Meteorological Department
- (d)Press Trust of India
Correct — C, India Meteorological Department. The IMD was established on 15 January 1875, so in 2025 it completed 150 years of service to the nation; its 150th (sesquicentennial) foundation day was marked in January 2025.
- (a)Botanical Survey of India — The Botanical Survey of India was founded in 1890, so in 2025 it turned 135 — not 150.
- (b)Survey of India — The Survey of India is the country's oldest scientific department, founded in 1767; by 2025 it is over 250 years old, well beyond 150 years.
- (d)Press Trust of India — The Press Trust of India, the country's premier news agency, was established in 1947, making it 78 years old in 2025.
The India Meteorological Department, under the Ministry of Earth Sciences, is the national agency for weather forecasting, cyclone and monsoon warnings and seismology. It was set up in 1875, prompted by a devastating Calcutta cyclone and monsoon-failure famines, to centralise weather observation across the country. Its headquarters, Mausam Bhavan, is in New Delhi.
All four options are long-standing national institutions, so the question turns on the exact founding year. Only the IMD's 1875 origin lines up with a 150-year milestone in 2025.
- The India Meteorological Department was founded on 15 January 1875 and works under the Ministry of Earth Sciences.
- Its 150th foundation day was observed in January 2025; its headquarters is Mausam Bhavan, New Delhi.
- Survey of India (1767) is the oldest of the four; Botanical Survey of India dates to 1890 and Press Trust of India to 1947.
- The IMD issues India's official weather forecasts, monsoon outlooks and cyclone warnings.
Only the IMD (1875) reaches its 150th year in 2025 — hence option (c).
- The question hinges on the exact founding year — do not confuse the four institutions' ages.
- Survey of India (1767) is older than the IMD; only the IMD reaches 150 years in 2025.
Institution-anniversary current affairs are asked as 'which organisation completed X years in year Y', testing founding-year recall.
No directly related past PYQ was found.
- practice — not a real PYQ
The India Meteorological Department functions under which Union Ministry?
- (a)Ministry of Science and Technology
- (b)Ministry of Earth Sciences
- (c)Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
- (d)Ministry of Home Affairs
Answer(b) Ministry of Earth Sciences — the IMD is one of its principal institutions.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Which of the following is the oldest scientific department of the Government of India?
- (a)India Meteorological Department
- (b)Survey of India
- (c)Botanical Survey of India
- (d)Geological Survey of India
Answer(b) Survey of India — founded in 1767, it is the country's oldest scientific department.