Consider the following statements :
- 1.India is a member of the International Grains Council.
- 2.A country needs to be a member of the International Grains Council for exporting or importing rice and wheat.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
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Answer: A. Statement 1 is correct: India is a member of the International Grains Council, a London-based body under the Grains Trade Convention, 1995. Statement 2 is wrong: membership is not needed to export or import rice or wheat; many trading countries are not members. So 1 only.
Watch for: Statement 2 makes the IGC sound like a licensing body; it is only a forum for cooperation and market information.
Why the other options are wrong
- B. Wrong because grain trade does not require IGC membership.
- C. Wrong because Statement 2 is false.
- D. Wrong because India is a member of the IGC.
Source to check: International Grains Council official website (igc.int, 'About' and member list); Grains Trade Convention, 1995
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