Correct answer: (c) 1 and 3 only
Explanation
- A
1 only
Banaras Brocades and Sarees do have GI status, but Tirupathi Laddu also has GI. ‘1 only’ is incomplete. This option is not the key.
- B
2 and 3 only
Rajasthani Daal-Bati-Churma did not have GI status (as of this paper); Tirupathi Laddu does. This pair is therefore wrong.
- C
1 and 3 only
Banaras Brocades and Sarees and Tirupathi Laddu are registered Geographical Indications. Rajasthani Daal-Bati-Churma was not a GI product in this question’s list. Hence 1 and 3 only is the official key.
- D
1, 2 and 3
All three would require Daal-Bati-Churma to be a GI, which it was not. This option is not the key.
Summary. Official key is (c) 1 and 3 only. GI is a registered IP tag under the 1999 Act. Banarasi brocade/sarees and Tirupati laddu were registered GIs by 2015. Daal-bati-churma as a Rajasthani dish was not on the GI register in that framing. Statement 2 is the false inclusion. Only 1 and 3 stand.
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