UPSC Prelims 2018 · GS Paper I
Question 23: Polity and Governance
Consider the following statements :
- 1.The Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 replaced the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954.
- 2.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 ?
AnswerUPSC’s answer is (a).
The Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 consolidated the earlier food laws and replaced the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954; it also set up the FSSAI. The FSSAI is a statutory authority whose administrative ministry is the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, and it works under its own Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer. It is not placed under the Director General of Health Services. Remember: FSSAI reports to the Health Ministry, not to the DGHS.
- 1. The FSS Act, 2006 replaced the PFA Act, 1954.
- 2. FSSAI is a statutory authority with its own Chairperson, linked to the Health Ministry, not under the DGHS.
How you could have got this
- If you were sure statement 1 is correct, (b) and (d) go: each of them leaves 1 out.
What you needed to know: The FSS Act, 2006 replaced the PFA Act, 1954.
- Then, if you were sure statement 2 is not correct, (c) goes: it includes 2.
What you needed to know: FSSAI is a statutory authority with its own Chairperson, linked to the Health Ministry, not under the DGHS.
Only (a) is left. This one needs every statement.
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) Right: the FSS Act replaced the PFA Act, 1954, and FSSAI is not under the DGHS.
- (b) Wrong: FSSAI is not under the DGHS.
- (c) Wrong: statement 2 is false.
- (d) Wrong: statement 1 is true.
Answer: UPSC’s key. Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2018, General Studies Paper I, Series A. The paper on upsc.gov.in.