With reference to organic farming in India, consider the following statements :
- 1.‘The National Programme for Organic Production’ (NPOP) is operated under the guidelines and directions of the Union Ministry of Rural Development.
- 2.‘The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority’ (APEDA) functions as the Secretariat for the implementation of NPOP.
- 3.Sikkim has become India’s first fully organic State.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
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Answer: B. Statement 1 is wrong: NPOP is run by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, not Rural Development. Statement 2 is correct: APEDA is the secretariat for NPOP. Statement 3 is correct: Sikkim was declared India's first fully organic state in January 2016. So 2 and 3.
Watch for: Farming programmes seem to belong to agriculture or rural ministries, but NPOP is export-linked and under Commerce.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Wrong because NPOP is not under the Ministry of Rural Development.
- C. Wrong because statement 3 is also correct.
- D. Wrong because statement 1 is false.
Source to check: APEDA official website (apeda.gov.in), 'National Programme for Organic Production'; Ministry of Commerce and Industry
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