State PCS PYQPrelims 2019

UPPCS · Question 116

Which among the following was the first 100 percent organic state in the world?

  1. Queensland (Australia)
  2. California (United States of America)
  3. Sikkim (India)
  4. Quebec (Canada)
Show answer & explanation

Answer: (C) Sikkim (India)

Explanation

Sikkim was declared the world's first fully organic state in 2016 and won FAO's Future Policy Gold Award in 2018.