During the 1960s (particularly consecutive severe droughts in 1965 and 1966), India suffered from acute food shortages and was critically dependent on food aid imported from the United States under Public Law 480 (PL-480), often referred to as a 'ship-to-mouth' existence and labeling India with a 'Begging Bowl' status before the Green Revolution brought self-sufficiency.

According to the official NTA answer key, Statement (I) is considered incorrect and Statement (II) is correct. The National Research Centre for Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (NRCMAP) was originally established at Boriavi, Anand (Gujarat) in 1992, and it was upgraded to the ICAR-Directorate of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Research (DMAPR) during the XI Plan (operationalized around 2009-2010). Since it is now a Directorate rather than an NRC, Statement I is technically incorrect in current nomenclature.

Central Agricultural University (CAU), the first Central Agricultural University in India, was established in 1993 under the Central Agricultural University Act, with its headquarters located at Imphal, Manipur. In Jorhat, Assam Agricultural University (AAU, a state agricultural university) is located. Therefore, Statement (I) is incorrect and Statement (II) is correct.

Both statements are correct. ICAR-National Research Centre on Mithun (NRCM) was established in 1988 at Medziphema, Chumoukedima district, Nagaland. Mithun (Bos frontalis), known as the 'Cattle of the Hills', is a unique, magnificent bovine (cattle/buffalo-like species) endemic to the tropical rainforests of North-Eastern India.