Consider the following statements:1.The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) operates a Product Certification scheme for ensuring compliance to Indian Standards. 2.Before granting license to any manufacturer, BIS ascertains the availability of required infrastructure and capability of the manufacturer to produce and test the product conforming to the relevant Indian Standard on a continuous basis.3.The BIS certification scheme is mandatory for all the products, complying with the Indian standards.How many of the above statements are correct?

Q. Consider the following statements:
1.The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) operates a Product Certification scheme for ensuring compliance to Indian Standards.
2.Before granting license to any manufacturer, BIS ascertains the availability of required infrastructure and capability of the manufacturer to produce and test the product conforming to the relevant Indian Standard on a continuous basis.
3.The BIS certification scheme is mandatory for all the products, complying with the Indian standards.
How many of the above statements are correct?

[A] Only one

[B] Only two

[C] All three

[D] None

Answer: B

Notes:

Explanation –

Statements 1 and 2 are correct. BIS operates a Product Certification scheme for ensuring compliance to Indian Standards. Before granting license to any manufacturer, BIS ascertains the availability of required infrastructure and capability of the manufacturer to produce and test the product conforming to the relevant Indian Standard on a continuous basis.

Statement 3 is incorrect. The BIS certification scheme is voluntary in nature. However, for a number of products, compliance to Indian Standards made mandatory by the Central Government under various statutes in public interest.

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