Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is/are incorrect?

  1. Nicotine is only present in the leaves of tobacco plants, which are economically used.
  2. The top three producers of tobacco are India, United States and Pakistan.
  3. According to a provision in the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act, 2000 (COPTA), sale and advertisement of tobacco and related products are banned within 100 meters of educational institutes and airports.

  1. Only (1)

  2. (1), (2) and (3)

  3. Only (2) and (3)

  4. Only (2)
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Statement (1) is wrong. The distribution of the nicotine in the mature tobacco is widely variable: 64% in the leaves, 18% in the stem, 13% in the root and 5% in the flowers. Hence, nicotine is obtained from the entire plant. Statement (2) is wrong. The top producers of tobacco are China (39.6%), India (8.3%), Brazil (7.0%) and the United States (4.6%). Statement (3) is wrong. According to a provision in the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act, 2003 (COPTA), sale and advertisement of tobacco and related products are banned within 100 meters of educational institutes and airports.  Thus, all the statements are incorrect.

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