UPSC Prelims 2015 · GS Paper I
Question 99: History and Culture
Which of the following has/have been accorded 'Geographical Indication' status?
- 1.Banaras Brocades and Sarees
- 2.Rajasthani Daal-Bati-Churma
- 3.Tirupathi Laddu
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
AnswerUPSC’s answer is (c).
Banaras Brocades and Sarees and Tirupathi Laddu are both registered as Geographical Indications. Rajasthani Daal-Bati-Churma is a regional dish, not a registered GI. A Geographical Indication identifies goods that come from a particular place and owe their quality or reputation to it, and in India they are registered under the Geographical Indications of Goods Act, 1999.
- 1. Banaras Brocades and Sarees is a registered GI.
- 2. Daal-Bati-Churma is a dish with no GI registration.
- 3. Tirupathi Laddu is a registered GI.
How you could have got this
- If you were sure statement 2 is not correct, (b) and (d) go: each of them includes 2.
What you needed to know: Daal-Bati-Churma is a dish with no GI registration.
- Then, if you were sure statement 3 is correct, (a) goes: it leaves 3 out.
What you needed to know: Tirupathi Laddu is a registered GI.
Only (c) is left. You didn’t need statement 1.
Which options go is worked out from UPSC’s key and the options, not by a model.
Why each option is right or wrong
- (a) Wrong: Daal-Bati-Churma is not a registered GI.
- (b) Wrong: Daal-Bati-Churma is not a registered GI.
- (c) Correct: Banaras Brocades and Sarees and Tirupathi Laddu hold GI status.
- (d) Wrong: Daal-Bati-Churma is not a registered GI.
Answer: UPSC’s key. Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2015, General Studies Paper I, Series A. The paper on upsc.gov.in.