The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has started to include Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit-Baltistan, and Muzaffarabad in its meteorological sub-division of Jammu & Kashmir. When was IMD founded?

2020

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A	1775
B	1975
C	1875
D	1675

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Thus there are 6 sub-divisions named ‘East Rajasthan’, ‘West Rajasthan’, ‘East Uttar Pradesh’, ‘West Uttar Pradesh’, ‘East Madhya Pradesh’ and ‘West Madhya Pradesh’.

Detailed explanation-2: -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.

Detailed explanation-3: -Organisation Structure in IMD For the convenience of administrative and technical control, there are 6 Regional Meteorological Centres, each under a Deputy Director General with headquarters at Mumbai, Chennai, New Delhi, Calcutta, Nagpur and Guwahati.

Detailed explanation-4: -The India Meteorological Department (IMD) is the principal department responsible for meteorological observations and weather forecasting under Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India .

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