{"id":1770,"date":"2024-03-29T21:14:35","date_gmt":"2024-03-29T15:44:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/?p=1770"},"modified":"2024-04-03T07:11:24","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T01:41:24","slug":"q-consider-the-following-statements-80","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/upsc\/q-consider-the-following-statements-80","title":{"rendered":"Q.\u00a0Consider the following statements:"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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  1. The Standard Mark of Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) is mandatory for automotive tyres and tubes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. AGMARK is a quality Certification Mark issued by the<\/strong> Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Which of the statements given above is\/are correct?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    • 1 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • 2 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Both 1 and 2<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Neither 1 nor 2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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      Answer:<\/strong> (a) 1 only<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

      Bureau of Indian Standards(BIS)<\/strong>:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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      • BIS is the National Standard Body of India established under the BIS Act 2016<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • It works under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • It was formerly the Indian Standards Institution (ISI),<\/strong> set up under the Resolution of the Department of Industries and Supplies in 1946.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • The ISI was registered under the Societies Registration Act, of 1860.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • A new Bureau of Indian standard (BIS) Act 2016<\/strong> was brought into force in 2017.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • BIS has its Headquarters in New Delhi<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • President, Ex-officio:<\/strong> Hon\u2019ble Minister for Consumer Affairs<\/strong>, Food and Public Distribution, <\/strong>Government of India.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Vice President, Ex-officio:<\/strong> Hon\u2019ble Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution<\/strong>, Government of India.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Objectives: <\/strong> harmonious development of the activities of standardization, marking and quality certification of goods<\/strong> and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • BIS represents India in International Organization for Standardization (ISO)<\/strong> and International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC).<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • BIS has been providing traceability and tangibility benefits to the national economy in a number of ways: providing safe, reliable quality goods; minimizing health hazards to consumers; promoting exports and imports substitute; control over proliferation of varieties etc. through standardization, certification, and testing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • It operates product certification schemes<\/strong> through which it grants licenses to manufacturers covering practically every industrial discipline, from agriculture and textiles to electronics.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Certification by the BIS is mandatory for certain classes of products<\/strong>\u2014such as milk powder, X-ray equipment, and gas cylinders\u2014that directly affect public health and safety.\n
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        • In other cases, voluntary, or optional certification or self-certification by the manufacturer may be permitted.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • The BIS employs a large staff of engineers, scientists, and statisticians; testing is carried out in its own laboratories as well as in independent facilities that demonstrate compliance with laboratory guidelines established by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

          BIS is involved in various activities as given below:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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          • Standards Formulation<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Product Certification Scheme<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Compulsory Registration Scheme<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Foreign Manufacturers Certification Scheme<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Hall Marking Scheme<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Laboratory Services<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Laboratory Recognition Scheme<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Sale of Indian Standards<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Consumer Affairs Activities<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Promotional Activities<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Training Services, National & International level<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Information Services<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
            What is ISO?<\/h6>\n\n\n\n
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            • It is an independent, non-governmental international organization<\/strong> with a membership of 167 national standard bodies<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • Through its members, it brings together experts to share knowledge and develop voluntary, consensus-based, market-relevant International Standards<\/strong> that support innovation and provide solutions to global challenges.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
              What is IEC?<\/h6>\n\n\n\n
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              • The IEC is a global, not-for-profit membership organization<\/strong>, whose work underpins quality infrastructure and international trade in electrical and electronic goods.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
              • The IEC brings together more than 170 countries<\/strong> and provides a global, neutral and independent standardization platform to 20 000 experts globally.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              • It administers 4 Conformity assessment systems<\/strong> whose members.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
                AGMARK<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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                • The full form of AGMARK is\u00a0Agriculture marketing<\/strong>. The term agmark was coined by joining the words\u00a0\u2018Ag\u2019 to mean agriculture<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0\u2018mark\u2019 for certification mark<\/strong>.\n
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                  • This term was introduced originally in bill presented in Parliament for the Agricultural Produce (Grading and Marking) Act.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                  • It stands for a certification mark on an agricultural product <\/strong>stating that it satisfies the standards prescribed by the Directorate of Marketing and Inspection<\/strong>, Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare <\/strong>under the Agricultural Produce Act,1937.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                  • Agricultural products including fruits, vegetables, cereals, pulses, oilseeds, vegetable oils, ghee, spices, honey, creamery butter, wheat, atta, besan, etc.<\/strong> have been notified with grade standards. The current AGMARK covers 222 agricultural commodities.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                  • There are 11 Regional offices, 26 Sub offices, 11 Regional laboratories, and Central Agmark Laboratory to implement the certification.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                  • AGMARK acts as a third-party authorization for agricultural products that are produced and consumed in India.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                  • It is legally enforced in India by the Agricultural Produce (Grading and Marking) Act of 1937.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
                  • The headquarters of AGMARK is in Haryana.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
                  • The standards to certify the products are laid down according to the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
                  • It is mandatory for edible oils and fat spread.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                    Which of the statements given above is\/are correct? Answer: (a) 1 only Bureau of Indian Standards(BIS): BIS is involved in various activities as given below: What is ISO? What is IEC? AGMARK<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1,3],"tags":[38],"years":[56],"class_list":["post-1770","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-upsc","category-prelims","tag-indian-economy","years-56"],"acf":[],"taxonomy_info":{"category":[{"value":1,"label":"UPSC"},{"value":3,"label":"Prelims"}],"post_tag":[{"value":38,"label":"Indian Economy"}],"years":[{"value":56,"label":"2017"}]},"featured_image_src_large":false,"author_info":{"display_name":"LotusArise","author_link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/author\/team-lotusarise"},"comment_info":0,"category_info":[{"term_id":1,"name":"UPSC","slug":"upsc","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":1269,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":1,"category_count":1269,"category_description":"","cat_name":"UPSC","category_nicename":"upsc","category_parent":0},{"term_id":3,"name":"Prelims","slug":"prelims","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":3,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":1,"count":1251,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":3,"category_count":1251,"category_description":"","cat_name":"Prelims","category_nicename":"prelims","category_parent":1}],"tag_info":[{"term_id":38,"name":"Indian Economy","slug":"indian-economy","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":38,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":225,"filter":"raw"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1770","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1770"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1770\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1770"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1770"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1770"},{"taxonomy":"years","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/years?post=1770"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}