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UPPSC 2023 GS-I Current Affairs
Question

In December, 2022 New Zealand passed the world's first Law to ban smoking for next generation. New Zealand's goal is to be "smoke-free" by

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Option B: 2025

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The correct answer is “2025”.
In December 2022, New Zealand passed the Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 Action Plan, which sets a goal for the country to become "smoke-free" by 2025.

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