UPSC PRELIMS · GEOGRAPHY · AGRICULTURE — BIOFUELS
According to India’s National Policy on Biofuels, which of the following can be used as raw materials for the production of biofuels? 1. Cassava 2. Damaged wheat grains 3. Groundnut seeds 4. Horse gram 5. Rotten potatoes 6. Sugar beet Select the correct answer using the code given below:
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EXPLANATION
The policy allows a broad range of sugar- and starch-rich crops and damaged/rotten food materials as biofuel feedstocks; the keyed combination is 1,2,5 and 6.
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