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Which is the oldest botanical garden of India?
A
Lloyd Botanical Garden
B
Lal Bagh Botanical Garden
C
Manipur Zoological Gardens
D
Farhat Baksh Botanical Garden
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Which is the oldest botanical garden of India? The Saharanpur Botanic Garden is also known as the Company Garden which is the oldest existing garden in India. It was established by a local chief as a leisure park. Then it was known as Farhat Baksh.

Detailed explanation-2: -Indian Botanical Garden: It is largest and oldest botanical garden of India. It is situated at Sibpur near Calcutta. It was formerly known as Royal Botanic Garden or Calcutta Botanic Garden.

Detailed explanation-3: -The world’s first botanical garden was created in Padua in 1545. It still preserves its original layout – a circular central plot, symbolizing the world, surrounded by a ring of water.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Botanical Garden (Orto Botanico) of Padua University, Italy, is regarded as the oldest university Horto Medicinale in the world to still be in its original setting. The garden was founded by the Republic of Venice in 1545 to fulfill an urgent request by the medical school of the University of Padua.

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