According to India's National Policy on Biofuels, which of the following can be used as raw materials for the production of biofuels ?
- 1.Cassava
- 2.Damaged wheat grains
- 3.Groundnut seeds
- 4.Horse gram
- 5.Rotten potatoes
- 6.Sugar beet
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Answer: A. The National Policy on Biofuels, 2018 allows ethanol from sugar beet, sweet sorghum, starch materials like corn and cassava, and damaged food grains like wheat, broken rice and rotten potatoes unfit for eating. Groundnut and horse gram are not listed. So 1, 2, 5 and 6.
Watch for: Groundnut has oil, so students think it can be used for biodiesel; the policy does not list it.
Why the other options are wrong
- B. Wrong because groundnut and horse gram are not listed raw materials.
- C. Wrong because groundnut and horse gram are not listed.
- D. Wrong because groundnut and horse gram are not listed.
Source to check: National Policy on Biofuels, 2018, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (mopng.gov.in)
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