UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Soreng, Sikkim: India’s first notified Organic Fisheries Cluster under PMMSY; Union minister launched standard operating procedure for Organic Certification of Fisheries in the Northeastern region

Q1. With reference to the two organic certification routes in India, the National Programme for Organic Production (NPOP) and the Participatory Guarantee System (PGS-India), consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. Under NPOP, compliance is checked by accredited third-party certification bodies, whereas under PGS-India it is checked through peer appraisal within groups of local producers.
  2. Produce certified under PGS-India can be sold as organic in the Indian domestic market.
  3. Produce certified under PGS-India can be exported and sold abroad as organic on the same footing as NPOP-certified produce.
  • A. 1 and 3 only
  • B. 1, 2 and 3
  • C. 1 and 2 only
  • D. 2 and 3 only

Q2. Consider the following statements: Which of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

  1. Fish from a Northeastern organic fisheries cluster that seeks premium prices in foreign markets would ordinarily need certification under NPOP rather than under PGS-India.
  2. Under food safety regulation, organic food sold in the Indian domestic market must be certified under either NPOP or PGS-India.
  • A. Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II explains Statement-I
  • B. Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct, but Statement-II does not explain Statement-I
  • C. Statement-I is correct, but Statement-II is incorrect
  • D. Statement-I is incorrect, but Statement-II is correct

Q3. With reference to the design of the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY), consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. The scheme is not wholly funded by the Union; States and the beneficiaries themselves also contribute part of the investment.
  2. Under its cluster-based approach, production, processing, value addition and marketing are meant to be developed together within one geographical area.
  3. A fisheries cluster notified under the scheme need not be organic; clusters are also built around particular products such as pearls, seaweed or ornamental fish.
  • A. 2 and 3 only
  • B. 1, 2 and 3
  • C. 1 and 2 only
  • D. 1 and 3 only

Q4. Consider the following statements: Which of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

  1. A Recirculatory Aquaculture System can produce fish at high stocking density on a small plot of land without a large natural water body.
  2. In a Recirculatory Aquaculture System, the same water is continuously treated by filtration and returned to the culture tanks.
  • A. Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II explains Statement-I
  • B. Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct, but Statement-II does not explain Statement-I
  • C. Statement-I is correct, but Statement-II is incorrect
  • D. Statement-I is incorrect, but Statement-II is correct

Q5. With reference to fish species cultured in India, consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. Catla, rohu and mrigal are warmwater species, and their growth is poor in the cold waters of high-altitude ponds.
  2. Rainbow trout is a fish native to the Himalayan streams of India.
  3. Coldwater fish such as trout need well-oxygenated water, and cold water can hold more dissolved oxygen than warm water.
  • A. 1, 2 and 3
  • B. 1 and 2 only
  • C. 2 and 3 only
  • D. 1 and 3 only