Question

Which kind of standardization or quality mark may you find on fruit products?
A. AGMARK
B. FPO
C. ISI
D. ECO-MARK

Answer 1

India has a sophisticated system of product certifications that is governed by different laws passed by the Indian Parliament. These certifications are handled by a variety of agencies and have varying legal standing.

Complete answer:
AGMARK is a certification mark used on agricultural products in India to ensure that they meet a set of requirements specified by the Directorate of Marketing and Inspection, a government-run body.
Following the Food Safety and Standards Act of 2006, the FPO mark is a certification mark required on all processed fruit goods sold in India, including packaged fruit beverages, fruit jams, squashes, pickles, dehydrated fruit products, and fruit extracts. The FPO logo ensures that the product was made in a sanitary, 'food-safe' setting, ensuring that it is fit for human consumption.
The rules have been in effect since 1955, when the Fruit Products Order was passed, and the mark was named after it, but it was only until the Food Safety and Standards Act of 2006 that the mark became necessary. In India, an FPO licence is required to start a fruit processing business.
Since 1955, the ISI mark has served as a conformity mark for industrial items in India. The mark verifies that a product complies with an Indian standard developed by India's national standards agency, the Bureau of Indian Standards.
The Bureau of Indian Standards (India's national standards organisation) issues the Ecomark or Eco mark certification mark to products that meet a set of standards aimed at minimising environmental effect. The marking system was first implemented in 1991.

So, option B is the correct answer.

Note: Some of these marks are required for such products to be made or placed on the Indian market, while others are merely recommended. The Bureau of Indian Standards, India's national standards organisation, oversees all industrial standardisation and product certifications, while other governmental bodies develop and administer standards for other fields (such as agricultural products).