In the FSSAI draft amendment, what Maximum Residue Limit is proposed for Acetamiprid in tea?
- A.10 ppm
- B.20 ppm
- C.30 ppm
- D.50 ppm
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Explanation
The correct answer is 20 ppm, that is 20 milligrams per kilogram, which the draft proposes as the Maximum Residue Limit for Acetamiprid in tea. Option C is the figure in force in Japan for the same pesticide, and option D is the figure allowed in the United States of America, so both are real limits but belong to other countries; the Indian proposal is deliberately tighter than either. Option D is also the limit proposed in the same draft for the other pesticide, Imidacloprid, which makes it a double trap for a hurried reader. Option A is not a figure that appears in the proposal at all. The pair of numbers to carry into the examination hall is therefore Acetamiprid at twenty parts per million and Imidacloprid at fifty, both for tea, from the draft gazetted on 16 October 2026.
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Practice Questions
Which authority has notified the draft amendment on pesticide residue limits in tea?
- A.Tea Board of India
- B.Food Safety and Standards Authority of India
- C.Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee
- D.Indian Council of Agricultural Research
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The correct answer is the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, the regulator under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare that sets food standards and notified this draft amendment to the regulations on contaminants, toxins and residues.
Read the full explanation →India's average pesticide use is reported as less than 0.5 kg per hectare. What is the global average quoted for comparison?
- A.1.08 kg per hectare
- B.2.38 kg per hectare
- C.3.74 kg per hectare
- D.5.20 kg per hectare
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The comparison was offered to show that Indian agriculture applies these chemicals sparingly, and that Indian use is also below the levels reported from Colombia, Brazil and the United States of America.
Read the full explanation →With reference to which international standards was the proposed Imidacloprid limit framed?
- A.Codex standards
- B.ISO 22000 standards
- C.World Health Organization drinking water guidelines
- D.European Union organic standards
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The correct answer is Codex standards, the international food standards against which the proposed limit for Imidacloprid in tea was framed.
Read the full explanation →Kaumarabhritya, the subject of KAUMARACON 2026, is the branch of Ayurveda that deals with which field?
- A.Surgery
- B.Child health
- C.Toxicology
- D.Geriatric care
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Kaumarabhritya is Ayurvedic paediatrics, and the conference named after it was devoted to advancing child healthcare through Ayurveda. The sessions covered Ayurvedic paediatric education, regulatory frameworks, traditional practices and scope for collaboration between countries, and a round-table examined policy, education and research in the discipline.
Read the full explanation →An Academic Chair in Ayurveda is to be set up under an international MoU signed by AIIA Goa with which university?
- A.Maharishi International University, United States
- B.University of Colombo, Sri Lanka
- C.University of Melbourne, Australia
- D.Heidelberg University, Germany
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The international agreement was signed between AIIA Goa and that university, which is located at Fairfield in the state of Iowa, and it provides for an Academic Chair in Ayurveda in the university’s Department of Physiology and Health.
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