UPSC Previous Year Question | Prelims GS | 2020

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

  1. 1, 2, 5 and 6 only
  2. 1, 3, 4 and 6 only
  3. 2, 3, 4 and 5 only
  4. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6

Answer

Correct Answer

1, 2, 5 and 6 only

Explanation

The policy allows ethanol from sugarcane juice, sugar beet, cassava (starchy material), damaged food grains such as wheat, and rotten potatoes unfit for human consumption. Groundnut seeds and horse gram are food crops and are not listed as biofuel raw materials.

Topics: energy & climate, environment & ecology, national policy on biofuels 2018 - feedstocks, renewable energy