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Difficulty: MediumExplicit and Fact-Based Information Extraction

Read the passage given below carefully:

In January 2026, the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) issued revised operational guidelines for the National Programme for Organic Production (NPOP). Under the updated framework, smallholder landholdings of less than two hectares are eligible for group organic certification provided the farmer group comprises at least 25 registered members, reducing the earlier mandate of 50 members. However, processing units handling organic export volumes exceeding 500 metric tonnes annually must undergo mandatory dual independent third-party audits semi-annually, regardless of group affiliation. Additionally, financial assistance for certification expenses is restructured to provide a 60% subsidy for general category exporters, whereas exporters belonging to Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), and the North-Eastern Region are eligible for up to 80% reimbursement, capped at a maximum limit of ₹5 lakh per enterprise.

Based on the passage above, which of the following statements is explicitly correct regarding the revised NPOP guidelines?

  1. Exporters from the North-Eastern Region are eligible for up to 80% reimbursement on certification costs, capped at a maximum of ₹5 lakh per enterprise.Answer
  2. B
    Smallholder farmers with less than two hectares of land can now obtain individual organic certification if their group has 25 members.
  3. C
    All organic agricultural processing units are required to complete dual independent third-party audits every three months.
  4. D
    Farmer groups with exactly 30 registered members are completely exempted from financial audit obligations.

Answer

Exporters from the North-Eastern Region are eligible for up to 80% reimbursement on certification costs, capped at a maximum of ₹5 lakh per enterprise.
The passage explicitly confirms that exporters from the North-Eastern Region qualify for up to 80% reimbursement on certification costs, with a maximum cap of ₹5 lakh per enterprise.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the target query in the stem
The goal is to extract the explicitly stated true fact regarding the revised NPOP guidelines from the passage.
Explicit fact-based extraction requires matching stated conditions without extrapolation or misreading scope modifiers.
2
Scan the passage for terms related to financial assistance and certification costs
The text states: 'exporters belonging to Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), and the North-Eastern Region are eligible for up to 80% reimbursement, capped at a maximum limit of ₹5 lakh per enterprise.'
This directly confirms the accuracy of the statement regarding North-Eastern Region exporters.
3
Verify and eliminate distractors against explicit passage facts
The option regarding individual certification misreads 'group organic certification'; the option regarding quarterly audits alters 'semi-annually' and the scope limit of 500 metric tonnes; the option regarding complete exemption assumes unstated rules.
Ensures that exactly one option is strictly supported by textual evidence.

Key Concept

Explicit Fact Extraction and Modifier Verification
Estimated Time:1m 30s
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