Consider the following statements India has accelerated the implementation of BS V norms The BS V w...........

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Consider the following statements:

India has accelerated the implementation of BS V norms. The BS V will be rolled out pan India by the year 2020.
Once BS V norms will be enforced, there will be 68% improvement in PM 2.5.

Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?

1 only

2 only

Both 1 and 2

Neither 1 nor 2

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Explanation:

Both the statements would have been correct had they included BS VI instead of BS V.

BS stands for Bharat Stage and is set by the central pollution control board. BS standard is generally applicable to all the vehicles that are running in the country.
BS is the emission standards given by Government of India to regulate the air pollutants coming from internal combustion engine.
The current BS-VI fuel in the current BS-VI engines, or running BS-VI engines on the current-grade fuel, may be ineffective in curbing vehicles pollution, and may damage the engine in the long run.

Significance of BS-6 fuel-

The proposed BS-VI fuel limits the amount of sulphur to 10ppm from 50ppm in BS-IV.
The fuel specifications of petrol and diesel have been aligned with the Corresponding European Fuel Specifications for meeting the Euro II, Euro III and Euro IV emission norms.
The introduction of BS-VI fuels in NCT by April 2018 will also give auto firms opportunities to market-test their models before the pan-India rollout happens in April 2020.