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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Explanation
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. Option A, the Tea Board, promotes and regulates the tea industry itself but does not fix food safety limits. Option C names the body that registers insecticides for use in agriculture, a different function from setting the residue a food may legally carry. Option D, the farm research council, conducts research and extension work and has no role in notifying these standards. Candidates should also recall the authority's earlier steps in the same direction, namely the 2024 round of the same regulations and the delisting of 13 pesticides found to be of higher toxicity.
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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 →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 →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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