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Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 MCQs Set-9
1. Financial regulations of Food Authority require approval of:
a. High Court
b. Central Government
c. Local authority
d. Police department
2. Financial regulations mainly specify procedure for:
a. Food sampling
b. Budget preparation and implementation
c. Import control
d. Licensing only
3. Grants to Food Authority are made by:
a. State Government
b. Central Government
c. Private companies
d. Banks
4. Grants are made after:
a. Audit by private firms
b. Due appropriation by government
c. Court order
d. Consumer approval
5. Fees from food business operators are recommended by:
a. Police department
b. Central Advisory Committee
c. Supreme Court
d. Municipal body
6. Graded fee is charged from:
a. Consumers
b. Licensed FBOs, accredited labs, food safety auditors
c. Only exporters
d. Only importers
7. Fee under Section 82 is charged by:
a. Food Authority directly only
b. Commissioner of Food Safety
c. Police officer
d. Court
8. Budget includes:
a. Only expenditure
b. Estimated receipts and expenditure
c. Only income
d. Only taxes
9. Main objective of Sections 81–82 is:
a. Criminal punishment
b. Financial management of Food Authority
c. Food inspection
d. Licensing offences
10. Food Authority must maintain:
a. Only tax records
b. Proper accounts and relevant records
c. Only inspection reports
d. Only licensing data
11. Annual accounts of Food Authority are prepared in form prescribed by:
a. State Government
b. Central Government in consultation with CAG
c. Police Department
d. High Court
12. Audit of Food Authority accounts is conducted by:
a. RBI
b. Comptroller and Auditor-General of India (CAG)
c. Food Safety Officer
d. Central Advisory Committee
13. CAG and his appointed persons have rights similar to audit of:
a. Private companies
b. Government accounts
c. NGOs only
d. Banks only
14. CAG can demand production of:
a. Only summaries
b. Books, vouchers, documents and papers
c. Only oral explanations
d. Only media reports
15. Audit report of Food Authority is forwarded to:
a. State Police
b. Central Government
c. District Court
d. Consumers
16. Audit report is laid before:
a. Supreme Court
b. Each House of Parliament
c. State Assembly only
d. Municipal council
17. Food Authority prepares its annual report:
a. Once every month
b. Once every year
c. Once in five years
d. Only when required
18. Annual report contains:
a. Tax details
b. Summary of activities of previous year
c. Criminal cases only
d. Import data only
19. Annual report copies are sent to:
a. Only Central Government
b. Central and State Governments
c. Only courts
d. Only private agencies
20. Annual report is laid before Parliament:
a. Before preparation
b. After receipt by Central Government
c. Before audit only
d. By police department
21. Main purpose of Sections 83–84 is:
a. Punishment provisions
b. Financial accountability and transparency of Food Authority
c. Licensing system
d. Import control
22. The Food Authority is bound by directions of Central Government on:
a. Technical matters only
b. Administrative matters only
c. Questions of policy (not technical/administrative matters)
d. Court judgments only
23. Before issuing policy directions, Central Government shall:
a. Direct without consultation
b. Give opportunity to Food Authority to express views (as far as practicable)
c. Consult police department only
d. Consult consumers only
24. Dispute on whether a matter is policy or not is decided by:
a. Supreme Court
b. High Court
c. Central Government
d. Food Authority
25. Decision of Central Government on policy dispute is:
a. Advisory
b. Final
c. Optional
d. Subject to tribunal approval
26. Food Authority must furnish to Central Government:
a. Only budget reports
b. Returns and information about its activities
c. Only inspection reports
d. Only licensing data
27. Returns and information are furnished:
a. Once in 10 years
b. As required from time to time
c. Only during audits
d. Only on court orders
28. Section 86 empowers Central Government to issue directions to:
a. Food Authority only
b. State Governments
c. Private companies
d. Courts
29. State Government must:
a. Ignore Central Government directions
b. Comply with Central Government directions
c. Appeal to High Court first
d. Consult manufacturers
30. Central Government directions to State Governments are for:
a. Tax collection
b. Implementation of FSS Act provisions
c. Export promotion only
d. Banking regulation
31. Section 85 primarily deals with:
a. Food sampling
b. Central Government control over Food Authority
c. Import regulation
d. Court procedures
32. Food Authority is not bound by directions relating to:
a. Policy matters
b. Technical and administrative matters
c. Budget matters only
d. Inspection matters only
33. Main purpose of Sections 85–86 is to:
a. Create penalties
b. Establish administrative control and coordination between Centre and States
c. Define offences
d. Regulate imports only
34. Members and officers of Food Authority are deemed as:
a. Private agents
b. Public servants
c. Consumers
d. Contractors
35. Under Section 87, public servant status is defined under:
a. CrPC
b. Indian Penal Code Section 21
c. Companies Act
d. Evidence Act
36. Protection under Section 88 is available for acts done:
a. Maliciously
b. In good faith
c. For profit
d. Without authority
37. Section 88 bars:
a. Only civil suits
b. Suit, prosecution or legal proceedings
c. Only criminal cases
d. Only appeals
38. Protection in good faith is available to:
a. Only Food Authority
b. Central and State Government and officers under FSS Act
c. Only manufacturers
d. Only courts
39. “Good faith” under Section 88 means:
a. Intentional violation
b. Honest act under the Act’s provisions
c. Fraudulent act
d. Negligence always
40. Section 89 provides:
a. Penalty rules
b. Overriding effect of FSS Act over other food laws
c. Licensing rules
d. Import restrictions
41. In case of conflict, FSS Act will:
a. Be ignored
b. Prevail over other inconsistent laws
c. Be optional
d. Require court approval
42. Section 87 applies when officers act:
a. Personally
b. In pursuance of FSS Act provisions
c. Outside their duty
d. For private business
43. Protection under Section 88 extends to:
a. Only companies
b. Members, officers, employees, and authorities under the Act
c. Only consumers
d. Only courts
44. Main purpose of Section 88 is to:
a. Increase penalties
b. Protect honest actions under the Act
c. Create offences
d. Regulate imports
45. Section 89 ensures:
a. Multiple overlapping laws prevail equally
b. Uniform application of food safety law over other laws
c. State laws override central law
d. Courts decide case-by-case without rule
46. Section 90 deals with transfer of employees from:
a. State Police to Food Authority
b. Central Government food law agencies to Food Authority
c. Private companies to Food Authority
d. Courts to Food Authority
47. Employees transferred under Section 90 hold office in Food Authority on:
a. Different terms and conditions
b. Same tenure and same service conditions
c. Contract basis only
d. Temporary basis only
48. Service conditions include:
a. Only salary
b. Remuneration, leave, provident fund, retirement benefits
c. Only promotion rules
d. Only transfer rules
49. Transferred employees continue in Food Authority unless:
a. They are dismissed immediately
b. They opt not to join within six months
c. Court orders termination
d. Police transfers them
50. Time period given to opt out is:
a. 3 months
b. 6 months
c. 1 year
d. 2 years
51. Employees transferred under Section 90 come from agencies administering:
a. Education laws
b. Food laws
c. Banking laws
d. Labour laws
52. On establishment of Food Authority, employees shall:
a. Lose their jobs
b. Automatically become employees of Food Authority
c. Retire immediately
d. Be transferred to State Government
53. Section 90 ensures:
a. Recruitment of new staff only
b. Smooth transition of existing employees
c. Privatization of services
d. Closure of agencies
54. Employees’ benefits under Section 90:
a. Are reduced
b. Remain unchanged
c. Are cancelled
d. Depend on court order
55. Section 90 applies from:
a. Date of Act passing
b. Date of establishment of Food Authority
c. Date of licensing
d. Date of notification of offences
56. Employees who opt out:
a. Continue permanently
b. Stop being employees after six months
c. Get promotion
d. Join police force
57. Main objective of Section 90 is:
a. Punishment of employees
b. Administrative continuity during formation of Food Authority
c. Food inspection rules
d. Import regulation
58. The Central Government makes rules under Section 91 by:
a. Ordinance
b. Notification in Official Gazette
c. Court order
d. Parliamentary resolution only
59. Rules under Section 91 are made for:
a. Private disputes
b. Carrying out provisions of the FSS Act
c. Criminal investigations only
d. Banking regulations
60. Rules regarding Food Safety Officer qualifications are made under:
a. Section 37
b. Section 50
c. Section 70
d. Section 83
61. Rules may prescribe manner of taking extract of seized documents under:
a. Section 38
b. Section 56
c. Section 72
d. Section 85
62. Rules for Food Analysts’ qualifications are under:
a. Section 45
b. Section 31
c. Section 68
d. Section 90
63. Rules for sampling and analysis procedure are under:
a. Section 47
b. Section 49
c. Section 59
d. Section 73
64. Adjudication procedure rules are made under:
a. Section 68
b. Section 80
c. Section 90
d. Section 83
65. Tribunal qualifications and appeal procedure rules relate to:
a. Section 70
b. Section 48
c. Section 60
d. Section 65
66. Fee for appeal to High Court is prescribed under:
a. Section 50
b. Section 76
c. Section 80
d. Section 91 only (general)
67. Budget preparation form and time is prescribed under:
a. Section 81
b. Section 59
c. Section 66
d. Section 72
68. Annual report format of Food Authority is prescribed under:
a. Section 84
b. Section 85
c. Section 86
d. Section 87
69. Section 91 empowers rules for:
a. Only punishment provisions
b. Multiple procedural and administrative matters
c. Only licensing
d. Only imports
70. Central Government rule-making power is:
a. Limited to courts only
b. Wide and includes “any other matter” requiring rules
c. Restricted to penalties only
d. Controlled by State Government
71. Section 91 is best described as:
a. Substantive offence section
b. Rule-making enabling provision
c. Appeal section
d. Punishment section
72. Regulations under Section 92 are made by:
a. Central Government only
b. Food Authority
c. High Court
d. District Magistrate
73. Regulations require:
a. No approval
b. Previous approval of Central Government
c. Approval of Police
d. Approval of Parliament only
74. Regulations must be:
a. Against rules
b. Consistent with Act and rules
c. Independent of Act
d. Based on court orders only
75. Regulations are made by:
a. Notification after previous publication
b. Oral order
c. Police instruction
d. Tribunal judgment
76. Section 92 deals with:
a. Rule-making by Central Government
b. Regulation-making by Food Authority
c. Criminal offences
d. Appeals
77. Regulations may include salaries of:
a. Consumers
b. Officers and employees of Food Authority
c. Food sellers only
d. Judges only
78. Procedure of Scientific Committee is covered under:
a. Section 15
b. Section 20
c. Section 31
d. Section 60
79. Regulations may notify:
a. Police officers
b. Food standards and guidelines
c. Court procedures
d. Criminal penalties
80. Labelling of food is regulated under:
a. Section 23
b. Section 45
c. Section 68
d. Section 90
81. Food recall procedures are governed under:
a. Section 28
b. Section 37
c. Section 59
d. Section 75
82. Licensing procedure is covered under:
a. Section 31
b. Section 12
c. Section 70
d. Section 83
83. Food Authority can regulate functioning of Food Safety Officers under:
a. Section 29
b. Section 47
c. Section 81
d. Section 85
84. Financial regulations for budget are under:
a. Section 81
b. Section 92 only general
c. Section 50
d. Section 73
85. Section 92 empowers regulations for:
a. Only penalties
b. Wide operational and technical matters of food safety system
c. Only imports
d. Only court procedures
86. Every rule and regulation under the FSS Act is laid before:
a. Supreme Court
b. Parliament
c. High Court
d. District Court
87. Rules are laid before Parliament for a total period of:
a. 10 days
b. 15 days
c. 30 days
d. 60 days
88. Parliamentary scrutiny of rules is done when Houses are:
a. Dissolved
b. In session
c. Adjourned sine die only
d. Not functioning
89. Parliament may modify or annul rules within:
a. Same day
b. Specified laying period
c. One year
d. Two years
90. Modification by Parliament affects:
a. Past actions done under rule
b. Future effect only
c. Criminal cases only
d. Licences only
91. Section 93 applies to:
a. Only rules
b. Both rules and regulations
c. Only offences
d. Only appeals
92. State Government makes rules under Section 94 with prior approval of:
a. High Court
b. Food Authority
c. Police
d. Parliament
93. State rules require:
a. No publication
b. Previous publication in Official Gazette
c. Only oral approval
d. Supreme Court order
94. State Government rules are made for:
a. Central Government functions
b. State Commissioner of Food Safety functions
c. Private companies
d. Courts
95. Reward system for assistance in detection of offence is under:
a. Section 50
b. Section 95 (via State rules)
c. Section 70
d. Section 80
96. State rules are laid before:
a. Parliament
b. State Legislature
c. Supreme Court
d. Food Authority
97. Section 94 rule-making is subject to:
a. Only State Government power
b. Central Government and Food Authority powers
c. Police authority
d. Consumer courts
98. Main purpose of Section 93 is:
a. Create offences
b. Legislative oversight over delegated legislation
c. Licensing
d. Import control
99. Section 94 empowers:
a. Central Government
b. State Government rule-making power
c. Courts
d. Private bodies
100. Reward for assistance in detection of offence is given by:
a. Central Government
b. State Government
c. Supreme Court
d. Food Authority only
101. Reward payment is ordered by:
a. District Court
b. Commissioner of Food Safety
c. Police Inspector
d. High Court
102. Reward is given for:
a. Food export
b. Assistance in detection of offence or apprehension of offender
c. Licensing renewal
d. Import clearance
103. Penalty under Section 96, if unpaid, is recovered as:
a. Civil dispute
b. Arrear of land revenue
c. Bank loan
d. Court fee
104. On non-payment of penalty, licence is:
a. Renewed
b. Suspended
c. Converted
d. Transferred
105. Section 97 deals with:
a. Food sampling
b. Repeal and savings
c. Licensing penalties
d. Appeal procedure
106. Repealed laws under Second Schedule:
a. Continue fully
b. Stand repealed from appointed date
c. Become stronger
d. Apply only in courts
107. Repeal does NOT affect:
a. Future laws
b. Past acts, liabilities, and penalties already incurred
c. Licensing rules
d. Imports
108. Under repeal clause, proceedings may:
a. Only be closed
b. Be continued as if Act had not been passed
c. Be restarted only
d. Be transferred to civil court only
109. Existing licences at commencement of Act:
a. Become invalid immediately
b. Continue till expiry
c. Require fresh approval immediately
d. Are cancelled
110. Section 97(4) limits cognizance of offences under repealed law to:
a. 1 year
b. 2 years
c. 3 years from commencement
d. 5 years
111. If State law corresponds to FSS Act, it:
a. Overrides FSS Act
b. Stands repealed
c. Continues unchanged
d. Becomes optional
112. Savings clause ensures:
a. Legal vacuum
b. Continuity of rights and liabilities under old law
c. Removal of all penalties
d. New offences creation
113. Main purpose of Section 97 is:
a. Create offences
b. Ensure smooth transition from old food laws to FSS Act
c. Licensing system
d. Tribunal setup
114. Existing food standards under repealed laws continue until:
a. Parliament cancels them
b. New standards are specified under FSS Act
c. Courts revise them
d. Police modifies them
115. Transitory provisions ensure continuity of:
a. Only penalties
b. Standards, safety requirements and related provisions
c. Only licensing
d. Only imports
116. Actions taken under repealed laws are:
a. Invalid
b. Deemed to be taken under FSS Act
c. Always illegal
d. Subject to fresh approval only
117. Continued validity of past actions remains unless:
a. Police orders otherwise
b. Superseded by action under FSS Act
c. Court ignores them
d. Consumer objects
118. Section 98 mainly deals with:
a. Criminal punishment
b. Transition of food standards from old laws to FSS Act
c. Import rules
d. Tribunal appeals
119. Milk and Milk Products Order, 1992 is deemed as:
a. State rule
b. Regulations under FSS Act
c. Court order
d. Private guideline
120. MPPO 1992 was originally issued under:
a. Food Safety Act
b. Essential Commodities Act, 1955
c. Companies Act
d. IPC
121. Food Authority can amend deemed regulations with approval of:
a. Supreme Court
b. Central Government
c. State Police
d. District Magistrate
122. Amendment of deemed regulations requires:
a. No procedure
b. Previous publication and notification
c. Oral approval
d. Consumer vote
123. Section 99 ensures:
a. Removal of milk standards
b. Continuity of Milk and Milk Products regulations under FSS Act
c. Ban on milk products
d. State control over milk laws only
124. Transitory provisions prevent:
a. Continuity of law
b. Legal vacuum in food standards
c. Court proceedings
d. Licensing system
125. Main purpose of Sections 98–99 is:
a. Create offences
b. Smooth transition and continuity of food standards under new law
c. Increase penalties
d. Establish tribunal
126. Section 100 relates to amendments in:
a. Food Safety Authority Rules, 2010
b. Infant Milk Substitutes Act, 1992
c. Essential Commodities Act, 1955
d. Companies Act, 2013
127. Under Section 100, references to Prevention of Food Adulteration Act are replaced by:
a. IPC, 1860
b. Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006
c. CrPC, 1973
d. Consumer Protection Act, 2019
128. Food Inspectors under the principal Act are substituted by:
a. Police Officers
b. Food Safety Officers
c. Customs Officers
d. Magistrates
129. Section 100 ensures substitution of:
a. Courts
b. Designations and references in earlier law with FSS Act provisions
c. Tax authorities
d. Import duties
130. Section 101 deals with:
a. Food standards
b. Power to remove difficulties
c. Licensing system
d. Penalties
131. Power to remove difficulties is exercised by:
a. Supreme Court
b. Central Government
c. State Government only
d. Food Authority only
132. Orders under Section 101 must be published in:
a. Newspapers
b. Official Gazette
c. Television
d. Court records
133. Orders under Section 101 must be consistent with:
a. Any law
b. Provisions of the FSS Act
c. Police rules
d. Municipal bylaws
134. Removal of difficulties power cannot be exercised after:
a. 1 year
b. 2 years
c. 3 years from commencement
d. 5 years
135. Orders under Section 101 must be laid before:
a. Supreme Court
b. Each House of Parliament
c. State Legislature
d. Food Authority only
136. Main purpose of Section 100 is:
a. Create penalties
b. Update references from old food laws to FSS Act
c. Set up tribunals
d. Regulate imports
137. Section 100 specifically replaces references to:
a. Companies Act
b. Food Inspectors with Food Safety Officers
c. Police with courts
d. Consumers with producers
138. Section 101 is mainly used to:
a. Create new offences
b. Resolve implementation issues in initial phase of Act
c. Define standards
d. Issue licences
139. Section 101 orders are:
a. Permanent laws
b. Temporary facilitative orders for smooth implementation
c. Criminal rules
d. Licensing rules only
Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 MCQs Set-9