UPSC Prelims Marathon Quiz

Statement 1 is correct. Plant-based meat is basically meat derived from plants. It circumvents the need for animal farming entirely. Plant-based meat is healthier than regular meat as it is lower in calories and saturated fats.

Statement 2 is incorrect. Cultured meat is a fairly new concept that refers to meat grown in a lab from a small sample of cells taken from an animal. The procedure requires the extraction of stem cells from a donor animal, which then proliferate to produce animal tissue structures.