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Statutory Body Food Safety and Standards Authority of India
Asked 3 times across 2 UPSC exams over 2 years (2016–2018), peaking in 2016.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 2 of 3 PYQs
- Most asked in 2016
- Recurs across 2 years (2016–2018)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 2016 → CDS 2016
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (3 of 3) are since 2016.
Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CSE2018
Consider the following statements
- The Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 replaced the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954
- The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is under the charge of Director General of Health Services in the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
- A 1 only ✓
- B 2 only
- C Both 1 and 2
- D Neither 1 nor 2
✓ Correct answer: (A)
Social Issues & Welfare › Health
CSE2016
With reference to pre-packaged items in India, it is mandatory to the manufacturer to put which of the following information on the main label, as per the Food Safety and Standards (Packaging and Labelling) Regulations, 2011?
- List of ingredients including additives
- Nutrition information
- Recommendations, if any, made by the medical profession about the possibility of any allergic reactions
- Vegetarian/non-vegetarian
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
- A 1, 2 and 3
- B 2, 3 and 4
- C 1, 2 and 4 ✓
- D 1 and 4 only
✓ Correct answer: (C)
Social Issues & Welfare › Health
CDS2016
Which one of the following statements is not correct?
- A Centre for Science and Environment in a recent study found that a number of commonly available brands of prepackaged breads tested positive for potassium bromate and potassium iodate.
- B Food Safety and Standards Authority of India recommended to the Health Ministry to remove potassium bromate from the list of permissible food additives.
- C The Union Government banned the use of potassium bromate as a food additive on the basis of the above recommendation.
- D Potassium bromate is a neurotoxin. ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
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