Match the following product categories and quality certification mark(s).

Product Categories Quality Certification Marks

(a) Gold and silver jewellery (i) ISI Mark

(b) Agricultural products (ii) FPO Mark

(c) Industrial products (iii) BIS Hallmark

(d) Processed food products (iv) AGMARK

Choose the correct match from the options given below:

Question

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This question was previously asked in

UGC NET Paper 2: Management 4th Dec 2019 Shift 2

Answer 1

The correct answer is (a) - (iii), (b ) - (iv), (c) - (i), (d) - (ii).

Key Points

Quality product certifications:

India has a comprehensive system of product certifications governed by laws made by the Parliament of India at various times.
These certifications are managed by various agencies, and hold various statuses before the law.
Some of these marks are mandatory for such products to be manufactured or to be placed in the Indian market while some of the marks hold only advisory status.

Important Points

	Product Categories		Quality Certification Marks
(a)	Gold and silver jewelry	(iii)	BIS Hallmark Who issues it: Bureau of Indian Standards For which products: Gold and silver jewelry Applicable since: It is applicable for gold since April 2000 and for silver since 2005.
(b)	Agricultural products	(iv)	AGMARK Who Issues: Directorate of Marketing and Inspection of the Government of India Which products: Agricultural Products Applicable Since: 1937 (amended in 1986)
(c)	Industrial products	(i)	ISI Mark Who issues: Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) Which products: Industrial products Effective since: 1955
(d)	Processed food products	(ii)	FPO Mark Who issues: Ministry of Food Processing For which products: processed food products Effective since: 1955

Hence the correct answer is (a) - (iii), (b ) - (iv), (c) - (i), (d) - (ii).

	Product Categories		Quality Certification Marks
(a)	Gold and silver jewellery	(i)	ISI Mark
(b)	Agricultural products	(ii)	FPO Mark
(c)	Industrial products	(iii)	BIS Hallmark
(d)	Processed food products	(iv)	AGMARK