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Introduction of food plants developed by genetic engineering is not desirable becauseA. it will affect economy of developing countriesB. the products are less tastyC. they are costlyD. there is danger of entry of toxins and virus in food |
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Answer» Correct Answer - D Introduction of genetically modified food is not desirable because there is danger of entry of toxins and virus in food |
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| 152. |
Use of bio-resources by multinational companies and other organisations without proper authorisation from the countries and people concerned without compensatory payment is termed asA. resource partitioningB. biopiracyC. patentingD. biofortification |
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Answer» Correct Answer - B Biopiracy is exploitation of bioresources of a country by organisations and multinationals for commercial purpose with or without patent but without any Access and Benefit Sharing Agreement (ABA). Bioresources or biological resources are all those organisms which can provide commercial benefits. They are abundant in developing countries which are poor in technology though the countries have traditional knowledge related in bioresources. On the other hand, developed countries are poor in bioresources but are rich in technology. traditional knowledge helps in saving time, effort and expenditure in developing refined product for commercialisation. Therefore, based on traditional knowledge, institutions and companies of industrialised nations are collecting and exploiting bioresources of other nations by getting them patented. |
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The term used to refer to the use bio resources by multinational companies and other organisation without proper authorisation form the countries and people concerned without proper authorisation from the countries and people concerned without compensatory payment isA. bioprospectingB. biopiracyC. biofortificationD. bioninformatics |
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Answer» Correct Answer - B The term used ot refer ot the use of bio resources by multinatinal companies and other organisations without porper authorisation from the counties nad people concerned without compensatory payment is biopiracy |
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| 154. |
The term used to refer to the use bio resources by multinational companies and other organisation without proper authorisation form the countries and people concerned without compensatory payment is |
| Answer» Correct Answer - Biopiracy | |
| 155. |
Rules of conduct that may be used to regulate our activities in relation to the biological world is calledA. bioethicsB. biowarC. biopatentD. biopiracy |
| Answer» Correct Answer - A | |
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Which of the following statements is/are correctA. The current interest in the manipulation of microbes, plants and animals has raised serious ethical isssuesB. One possible risk of genetic engineering is the accidental production of antibiotic resistant microrrganismsC. Although risks are possible,genetic engineering offers more of a contribution to human welfare than threatsD. all of these |
| Answer» Correct Answer - D | |
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Biopatents are (i) right to use invention (ii) right to use biological entities (iii) right to use products (iv) right to use process.A. (i) and (ii)B. (ii) onlyC. (i),(ii) and (iv)D. (i),(ii),(iii) and (iv) |
| Answer» Correct Answer - D | |