Which of the following statements in relation to NIRANTAR (National Institute for Research and Application of Natural Resources to Transform, Adapt and Build Resilience), a platform of institutions under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, is/are correct?1.Ecosystem Survey and Analysis is a vertical under this platform, the lead institute of which is Botanical Survey of India, Kolkata.2.Research and Management of Ecosystem Service is a vertical under this platform, the lead institute of which is Central Zoo Authority, New Delhi.3.Capacity Development Support is a vertical under this platform, the lead institute of which is Indian Institute of Forest Management, Bhopal. Select the answer using the code given below:

1. A

   1, 2 and 3

   1, 2 and 3 states that all three statements are correct, but statement 2 is incorrect as the lead institute for Research and Management of Ecosystem Service is not the Central Zoo Authority.

2. B

   1 and 3 only

   1 and 3 only. Statement 1 is correct because Ecosystem Survey and Analysis is a vertical under NIRANTAR with the Botanical Survey of India, Kolkata, as its lead institute. Statement 3 is correct because Capacity Development Support is a vertical under this platform with the Indian Institute of Forest Management, Bhopal, as its lead institute.

3. C

   2 only

   2 only states that only statement 2 is correct, but statement 2 is incorrect. The lead institute for Research and Management of Ecosystem Service under NIRANTAR is assigned differently, making this option wrong.

4. D

   3 only

   3 only misses statement 1, which is also correct alongside statement 3, making this option incomplete.

Summary. Official key is (b). Statements 1 and 3 correctly identify the verticals and their respective lead institutes under the NIRANTAR platform of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, while statement 2 incorrectly attributes the lead institute for its vertical.