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With reference to India's partnership with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. India has been a member of FAO since its founding in 1945. 2. World Food Day 2025 was observed under the theme 'Hand in Hand for Better Food and a Better Future.' 3. India's foodgrain production in 2024-25 stood at a record 357.73 million tonnes. Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

Correct answer: (D) 1, 2 and 3.

India has been a founding member of FAO since 1945, World Food Day 2025 used the theme "Hand in Hand for Better Food and a Better Future", and India's 2024-25 foodgrain output reached a record 357.73 million metric tonnes.

  1. (A)

    1 and 2 only

  2. (B)

    2 and 3 only

  3. (C)

    1 and 3 only

  4. (D)

    1, 2 and 3

Explanation

All three statements are correct. FAO's India page says the organisation marked its 80th anniversary with World Food Day 2025 and reaffirmed eight decades of partnership with the Government of India. It also identifies India as a founding member of FAO since 1945, and records the World Food Day 2025 theme as "Hand in Hand for Better Food and a Better Future". India recorded its highest-ever foodgrain production of 357.73 million tonnes in 2024-25, and the PIB source confirms an unprecedented 357.73 million metric tonnes for the agricultural year 2024-25. Therefore, none of the three statements has to be eliminated.

Why the other options are wrong

  • (A) Option A leaves out statement 3, although the 2024-25 record foodgrain output of 357.73 million metric tonnes is supported by the PIB source.
  • (B) Option B leaves out statement 1, even though FAO identifies India as a founding member since 1945.
  • (C) Option C leaves out statement 2, while the FAO page explicitly gives the World Food Day 2025 theme as "Hand in Hand for Better Food and a Better Future".

Concept

This tests international agricultural institutions, food security, and current production data. RAS often links static organisations such as FAO with recent government-backed agricultural facts, so statement-combination questions recur in the economy section.

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