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Which of the following is not a genetically modified crop plant? 

  1. Golden rice

  2. Basmati rice

  3. Bt-corn

  4. Flavr savr tomato


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Golden rice is produced by genetic engineering to biosynthesize beta-carotene. Genetically modified corn is a genetically modified crop. Maize strains have been genetically engineered to acquired traits, including resistance to pests and to herbicides. Flavr Savr a genetically modified tomato was the first commercially grown genetically engineered food for human consumption.  Basmati rice GM crops have increased the reliance of farmers on herbicides and leading to new weed problems as well as to many legal problems.  

So the correct answer is'Basmati rice'.