Consider the following statements:

Statement I: India does not import apples from the United States of America.

Statement II: In India, the law prohibits the import of Genetically Modified food without the approval of the competent authority.

Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

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Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II explains Statement-I
Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct, but Statement-II does not explain Statement-I
Statement-I is correct, but Statement-II is incorrect
Statement-I is incorrect, but Statement-II is correct

Answer 1

The correct answer is Option 4.

Key Points

The U.S. is one of the significant suppliers of apples to India, and there have been various trade agreements and negotiations around this topic.Hence statement 1 is incorrect.
India has strict regulations regarding genetically modified (GM) foods.The import, production, and sale of GM foods in India are highly regulated and generally require approval from the Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. Hence statement 2 is correct.
Since Statement I is incorrect and Statement II is correct, and they address different topics (apples and GM foods), Statement II does not explain Statement I. Thus, the correct option is 4) Statement-I is incorrect, but Statement-II is correct.