Q.Which national institute stands at the apex of the co-operative management training system in India?

The question asks specifically about the apex of the training system, not the apex of the movement as a whole.

The NCUI is the apex of the movement and directs training, but the premier training institute at the top of the NCCT network is VAMNICOM.

The co-operative training system in India is organised under the National Council for Co-operative Training (NCCT), and the institute standing at the very top of that training network is VAMNICOM, Pune.

Option-by-option analysis:

• (a) National Co-operative Union of India, New Delhi — incorrect for this question. The NCUI is the apex organisation of the whole co-operative movement and it directs training through the NCCT, but it is not itself the apex training institute.
• (b) Maharashtra State Co-operative Union — incorrect. It is a state-level education-and-training body, not the national apex of training.
• (c) VAMNICOM, Pune — correct. The Vaikunth Mehta National Institute of Co-operative Management, Pune (established 1967) is the premier national institute for co-operative management training and sits at the apex of the NCCT's network of training institutes.
• (d) District Co-operative Board — incorrect. This works at the district level for member-education and basic training, at the base of the structure.