{"id":2420,"date":"2025-05-01T19:58:54","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T14:28:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/?p=2420"},"modified":"2025-05-01T19:58:56","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T14:28:56","slug":"q-consider-the-following-statements-142","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/upsc\/q-consider-the-following-statements-142","title":{"rendered":"Q. Consider the following statements:"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Statement-I<\/strong>: India&nbsp;<strong>does not import<\/strong>&nbsp;apples from the United States of America.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Statement-II:<\/strong>&nbsp;In India, the law prohibits the import of Genetically Modified food without the approval of the competent authority.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list mcq\">\n<li>Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II explains Statement-I<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct, but Statement-II does not explain Statement-I<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Statement-I is correct, but Statement-II is incorrect<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Statement-I is incorrect, but Statement-II is correct<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Answer: (d) Statement-I is incorrect, but Statement-II is correct<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"notes-hd-6812f7007ba85\">Notes:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The\u00a0<strong>U.S. is one of the significant suppliers of apples to India,\u00a0<\/strong>and there have been various trade agreements and negotiations around this topic.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>India has strict regulations regarding<strong>\u00a0genetically modified (GM) foods.<\/strong>The import, production, and sale of GM foods in India are\u00a0<strong>highly regulated and generally require approval from the Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Statement-I: India&nbsp;does not import&nbsp;apples from the United States of America. Statement-II:&nbsp;In India, the law prohibits the import of Genetically Modified food without the approval of the competent authority. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements? 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