Consider the following statements :
- 1.The Standard Mark of Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) is mandatory for automotive tyres and tubes.
- 2.AGMARK is a quality Certification Mark issued by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO).
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
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Answer: A. Statement 1 is correct: automotive tyres and tubes are on the list of products that must carry the BIS Standard Mark (ISI mark) under compulsory certification. Statement 2 is wrong: AGMARK is issued by the Directorate of Marketing and Inspection under the Ministry of Agriculture, under the Agricultural Produce (Grading and Marking) Act, 1937. The FAO does not issue it. So only 1.
Watch for: Watch for 'FAO' in statement 2. The international body makes a domestic mark sound official.
Why the other options are wrong
- B. Wrong because tyres do need the BIS mark, and AGMARK is not from FAO.
- C. Wrong because AGMARK is an Indian government mark, not an FAO mark.
- D. Wrong because statement 1 is true.
Source to check: BIS list of products under compulsory certification (bis.gov.in); Directorate of Marketing and Inspection, AGMARK (agmarknet.gov.in); Agricultural Produce (Grading and Marking) Act, 1937
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