UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Steps Taken to Curb Adulteration in Food Items

Q1. Which one of the following is the apex regulatory body established as a statutory authority under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 to set science-based standards for food in India?

  • A. Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)
  • B. Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)
  • C. Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO)
  • D. Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS)

Q2. Among the following components of FSSAI's food testing network, which one currently has the largest number of units in operation?

  • A. Referral Food Laboratories
  • B. Notified food testing laboratories
  • C. Food Safety on Wheels (mobile food testing labs)
  • D. Appellate testing centres at ports

Q3. Over the three-year period from 2022-23 to 2024-25, how many cases of food adulteration resulted in convictions, as reported by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare?

  • A. 1,161
  • B. 3,614
  • C. 88,192
  • D. 5,18,559

Q4. The 'Eat Right India' movement and the 'Food Safety Connect' mobile app for consumer complaints are initiatives of which one of the following?

  • A. Food Safety and Standards Authority of India
  • B. National Health Authority
  • C. Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
  • D. Bureau of Indian Standards

Q5. Under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, field-level surveillance, inspection and prosecution against food adulteration are primarily carried out by which one of the following?

  • A. FSSAI headquarters at New Delhi
  • B. State Food Safety Authorities (Commissioners of Food Safety)
  • C. Central Bureau of Investigation
  • D. Directorate General of Health Services

Q6. The Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954, which was the principal food law before being subsumed by the FSS Act, 2006, was administered by which one of the following ministries?

  • A. Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
  • B. Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
  • C. Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
  • D. Ministry of Food Processing Industries

Q7. Under FSSAI's Risk-Based Inspection System (RBIS), the frequency of inspection of a Food Business Operator is determined primarily on the basis of which one of the following?

  • A. The risk category associated with the food business
  • B. The annual turnover declared by the food business
  • C. The number of years since the licence was issued
  • D. The geographical distance of the unit from the nearest notified laboratory