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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Explanation
The correct answer is 2.38 kg per hectare, the estimated world average against which India's use of less than half a kilogram per hectare was set. 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. The other three options are invented figures placed around the correct one; in a paper that asks for a decimal quantity, candidates should fix the exact digits in memory rather than the rough magnitude, because every option will be of the same order. Remember the two use figures as a pair alongside the two residue limits, since a question may give one and ask for the other.
Read the full article: FSSAI Draft Fixes Pesticide Residue Limits for Tea
Practice Questions
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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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.
Read the full explanation →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 →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 →How many artisans have benefited from the Shilp Samagam Melas held since 2022?
- A.575
- B.775
- C.875
- D.975
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The correct answer is 975 artisans, who have taken part across the thirteen fairs organised since the Ministry began the series.
Read the full explanation →The Shilp Samagam Mela 2026 is being held at which venue?
- A.Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi
- B.Mysuru Dasara Exhibition Grounds, Karnataka
- C.Dilli Haat, New Delhi
- D.Surajkund, Haryana
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The correct answer is the Mysuru Dasara Exhibition Grounds in Karnataka, where the nine day fair began on the eleventh of October and will close on the nineteenth.
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