JPSC 2016 · Question 42 of 182

Which of the following is not true for National Food Security Act?

Economy

AIt provides legal entitlement to 67 percent of population at subsidised food
BIt covers 75 percent of rural population and 50 percent of urban populationCorrect
CIt has only two schedules which prescribes for issue of price and nutritional standards of food
DAll of the above

Answer: B. It covers 75 percent of rural population and 50 percent of urban population

As per the official answer key, the statement marked (b) is not true for the National Food Security Act, 2013.

Source: JPSC Combined Civil Services (PT) 2016 (6th JPSC, held 18 Dec 2016), GS Paper-I, Booklet Series-A; answers per official model answer key

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JPSC 2016 · Question 42 of 182

Economy

AIt provides legal entitlement to 67 percent of population at subsidised food
BIt covers 75 percent of rural population and 50 percent of urban populationCorrect
CIt has only two schedules which prescribes for issue of price and nutritional standards of food
DAll of the above

As per the official answer key, the statement marked (b) is not true for the National Food Security Act, 2013.

Source: JPSC Combined Civil Services (PT) 2016 (6th JPSC, held 18 Dec 2016), GS Paper-I, Booklet Series-A; answers per official model answer key

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