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Biopatents means
Right to use an invention
Right to use biological resources
Right to use applications
Right to use processes
According to NCERT text which Indian plants have either been patented or attempts have been made to patent them by Western nations for their commercial use?
I. Basmati rice II. Neem
III. Turmic IV. Tulsi
I and II
I and III
I, II and III
I, II, III and IV
Indian traditional herbal medicines?
Neem
Turmeric
Mango
1, 2
In September 2001, which of the following was used as a bioweapon agent in America?
Botulinum
Anthrax (Bacillus anathracis)
Polio virus
AIDS virus
Biopiracy is related to which of the following
Traditional knowledge
Biomolecules and regarding bioresources
Bioresources
All of the above
A regulatory body working under MoEF for the release of transgenic crops is
NBPGR
GEAC
NSC
NIPGR
Consider the following statements about the responsibility of GEAC (set-up by the Indian Government)
I. GEAC make decisions regarding the validity of the GM research
II. It checks the safety of introducing GM organisms for the public services for their large scale use
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Only I
Only II
I and II
None of these
A βnewβ 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
Basmati
Co-067
Lerma Rojo
Sbarbati Sonora
Rules of conduct that may be used to regulate our activities in relation to the biological world is called
Bioethics
Biowar
Biopiracy
Biopatent
The estimated number of rice varieties in India?
Less than 1,000
Around 5,000
More than 60,000
Exactly 20,000