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Difficulty: HardExplicit and Fact-Based Information Extraction

Read the passage given below and answer the question that follows:

In February 2026, the Ministry of Civil Aviation notified the operational guidelines for the National Sustainable Aviation Fuel Initiative (NSAFI). Under the framework, commercial airlines operating international flights originating from Tier-1 Indian airports must achieve a minimum 2% blending of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) by December 2027, increasing to 5% by December 2030. However, domestic flights and flights operated by non-scheduled operators are explicitly exempted from mandatory blending targets until March 2032. To encourage early adoption, the Ministry offers a financial subsidy of ₹40 per liter directly to SAF producers—not airlines—for fuel synthesized exclusively from non-food biomass feedstocks or agricultural residues. SAF produced using food-grain feedstocks is strictly ineligible for any fiscal incentive. Furthermore, the subsidy is capped at a maximum annual volume of 50 million liters per production entity for a period of five consecutive years from the commencement of commercial production.

Based on the passage, which of the following statements is explicitly correct regarding the operational guidelines of the National Sustainable Aviation Fuel Initiative (NSAFI)?

  1. Domestic flights operated by commercial airlines are exempted from mandatory blending targets until March 2032.Answer
  2. B
    Airlines operating international flights receive a subsidy of ₹40 per liter directly from the Ministry to compensate for higher SAF procurement costs.
  3. C
    SAF producers receive the financial subsidy of ₹40 per liter regardless of whether the feedstock originates from food grains or non-food biomass.
  4. D
    The subsidy of ₹40 per liter is capped at a total cumulative volume of 50 million liters per producer across its entire operational lifetime.

Answer

Domestic flights operated by commercial airlines are exempted from mandatory blending targets until March 2032.
The correct option directly reflects the explicit text statement in the passage, which confirms that domestic flights and flights operated by non-scheduled operators are explicitly exempted from mandatory blending targets until March 2032.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the key explicit facts, scopes, and qualifiers in the passage.
The passage outlines specific timelines (Feb 2026 notification, Dec 2027/2030 targets), scope (international flights from Tier-1 airports), exemptions (domestic flights and non-scheduled operators until March 2032), subsidy recipient (producers, not airlines), eligible feedstocks (non-food biomass only), and subsidy limits (annual 50 million liters cap for 5 years).
Explicit factual extraction requires matching stated conditions without extrapolation.
2
Evaluate each option against the explicit statements in the passage.
The statement regarding domestic flights being exempt until March 2032 exactly matches the sentence: 'domestic flights and flights operated by non-scheduled operators are explicitly exempted from mandatory blending targets until March 2032.'
Options must strictly align with explicit text facts to be correct.

Key Concept

Explicit Fact and Exception Extraction
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