Multiple choice

'Refuge' crops are non-Bt crops planted alongside Bt-crops by farmers to

  1. make soil more fertile

  2. discourage development of resistance in insects/pests against Bt-crops

  3. serve the purpose of subsistence for the farmers and their families

  4. cater to a wider market with both Bt and non-Bt varieties
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Refuge crops are non-genetically modified crops planted alongside Bt variety crops so as to prevent or slow down the development of resistance in crop-harming insects/pests by encouraging mating of species across both crops.

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