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Biotechnology and its Applications · Question 34

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1

A 'new' variety of rice was patented by a foreign company, though such varieties have been present in India for a long time. This is related to

  1. Co-667
  2. Sharbati Sonora
  3. Lerma Rojo
  4. Basmati

Answer

(4) Basmati

Solution

As per NCERT, in 1997 an American company got patent rights on Basmati rice through the US Patent and Trademark Office.

This allowed the company to sell a ‘new’ variety of Basmati, which had actually been derived from Indian farmers’ varieties; Basmati has been grown in India for centuries.

Sharbati Sonora and Lerma Rojo are semi-dwarf wheat varieties, and Co-667 is a sugarcane variety.

Answer: (4)

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  1. bio-infringement
  2. biodegradation
  3. biopiracy
  4. bioexploitation
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  2. Covalent bond
  3. Disulphide bridges
  4. Phosphodiester bond
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  2. Stem
  3. Leaf
  4. Root
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  1. Radiation therapy
  2. Immunotherapy
  3. Gene therapy
  4. Chemotherapy
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  1. Vitamin C
  2. Omega 3
  3. Vitamin A
  4. Vitamin B
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  1. action of gut micro-organisms
  2. presence of conversion factors in insect gut
  3. alkaline pH of the insect gut
  4. acidic pH of the insect gut
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8

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  1. Research Committee on Genetic Manipulation
  2. Genetic Engineering Approval Committee
  3. Indian Council of Agricultural Research
  4. Bio-safety committee
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  1. Bacteria
  2. Herbicides
  3. Fungi
  4. Insects
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10

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  1. Estrogen
  2. Insulin
  3. Thyroxin
  4. Progesterone
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Which of the following Bt crops is being grown in India by the farmers ?

  1. Soybean
  2. Cotton
  3. Brinjal
  4. Maize
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