Technology of biogas production in India was developed due to the efforts of -
A. GEAC
B. ICAR
C. IARI
D. IRRI
E. KVIC
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → C and E only
A. GEAC — Not involved. The Genetic Engineering Approval Committee decides on the safety of GM research and the release of GM organisms.
B. ICAR — Not involved. The book does not name the Indian Council of Agricultural Research for biogas; the institute it names is IARI.
C. IARI — Involved. The Indian Agricultural Research Institute developed the biogas technology.
D. IRRI — Not involved. The International Rice Research Institute in the Philippines holds a large rice gene bank.
E. KVIC — Involved. The Khadi and Village Industries Commission worked on it with IARI.
Note: A similar question was also asked in CUET (UG) 2026 on 22-05-2026 (Slot 1), and in CUET (UG) 2025 on 29-05-2025 (Slot 1) and on 16-05-2025 (Slot 1).
NCERT Extract:
Microbes in Production of Biogas – “… Cattle dung is available in large quantities in rural areas where cattle are used for a variety of purposes. So biogas plants are more often built in rural areas. The biogas thus produced is used for cooking and lighting. The picture of a biogas plant is shown in Figure 8.8. The technology of biogas production was developed in India mainly due to the efforts of Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) and Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC).”