Recently Govt. of India has allowed mixing of alcohol in petrol. What is the amount of alcohol permitted for mixing in petrol :-
A
10–15%
B
10%
C
5%
D
2.5%
The answer is C.
Solution
To reduce dependence on imported petrol and to reduce pollution, the Government of India started the ethanol blended petrol programme in 2003. Under this programme, petrol was allowed to be blended with up to 5 percent ethanol (alcohol made from sugarcane molasses), initially in nine states. (The blending target was raised in later years, but at the time of this paper it was 5 percent.) So the amount of alcohol permitted for mixing in petrol was 5%.
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