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Where is the Central Rice Research Institute located?
Options:
A .  Bengaluru
B .  Coimbatore
C .  Kanpur
D .  Cuttack
Answer: Option D
Answer: (d)
The Central Rice Research Institute (CRRI) was set up on 23 April 1946 at Bidhyadharpur, Cuttack, Odisha to research all aspects of rice crop.
CRRI was set up as a result of the Great Bengal Famine of 1943 and the devastating epiphytotic brown spot disease of rice in 1942 which resulted in a shortage of rice.

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