Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is correct?

  1. The first meeting of the Parties (MOP) to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety was held in Phillippines in the year 2004.

  2. India is not a signatory to the Biosafety protocol convention on biological diversity.

  3. The Biosafety protocol deals with genetically modified organisms.

  4. United States of America is a member of the Biosafety protocol/convention on biological diversity.

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C Correct answer
Explanation

Biosafety protocol is an agreement designed to regulate the international trade, handling and use of any genetically engineered organism that may have adverse effects on the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity, taking also into account the risks to human health.