Multiple choice

Which of the following statements about genetically modified (GM) crop Bt-brinjal is/are incorrect?

I. The Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC) has approved its commercial cultivation. II. The Union Ministry of Environment and Forests has accepted the recommendations of the GEAC. III. Bt-brinjal is the first genetically modified (GM) food crop to have been granted approval by the GEAC.

  1. Only I

  2. Only II

  3. Only II and III

  4. Only I and III

  5. I, II and III
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D Correct answer
Explanation

The government has yet to take a decision on the committee’s recommendations. If approved by the government, it will become the first GM food crop in India.

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