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    Question

    A new Mission on Oil palm to be known as the National

    Mission on Edible Oils – Oil Palm (NMEO-OP) as a new Centrally Sponsored Scheme with a special focus on the North east region and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.  Due to the heavy dependence on imports for edible oils, it is important to make efforts for increasing the domestic production of edible oils in which increasing area and productivity of oil palm plays an important part. In the mission, How much hectare of land bring additionally for palm oil cultivation?
    A 6 lakh hactare Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B 5 lakh hactare Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C 3.22 lakh hectare Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D 6.5 lakh hectare Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E 3.28 lakh hectare Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Explanation: Under this scheme, it is proposed to cover an additional area of 6.5 lakh hectare (ha.) for oil palm till the year 2025-26 and thereby reaching the target of 10 lakh hectares ultimately.  The production of Crude Palm Oil (CPO) is expected to go up to 11.20 lakh tonnes by 2025-26 and up to 28 lakh tonnes by 2029-30.

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