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Problem 2 - Entrance Test

Consider the following statements regarding the 'National Mission on Edible Oils – Oil Palm (NMEO-OP)': 1. It aims to increase oil palm cultivation and reduce India's dependence on edible oil imports. 2. It focuses exclusively on incentivizing oil palm cultivation in the North-Eastern states. 3. It mandates the use of genetically modified (GM) oil palm varieties. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Correct: A

NMEO-OP aims to increase oil palm cultivation and reduce import dependence (statement 1 is correct). It isn't limited to the North-East (statement 2 is incorrect). While GM crops are a topic of discussion, NMEO-OP doesn't currently mandate the use of GM oil palm (statement 3 is incorrect).