Commercial Cultivation of GM Mustard

Question 1

____ that functions under the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has approved seed production prior to commercial release of genetically modified (GM) mustard.

Answer 1

Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC)

Question 2

____ are derived from plants whose genes are artificially modified, usually by inserting genetic material from another organism, in order to give it new properties, such as increased yield, tolerance to a herbicide, resistance to disease or drought, or improved nutritional value.

Answer 2

Genetically Modified (GM) Crops

Question 3

the best-known variety of GM rice is

Answer 3

Golden Rice

Question 4

Golden rice involves the insertion of genes from a plant - both ____ and ____ have been used - and a soil bacterium to create a grain that is enriched with (?)

Answer 4

Daffodil and Maize , Vitamin A

Question 5

India approved the commercial cultivation of only one GM crop:

Answer 5

Bt cotton

Question 6

____is an indigenously developed transgenic mustard. It is a genetically modified variant of Herbicide Tolerant (HT) mustard.

Answer 6

Dhara Mustard Hybrid (DMH-11)

Question 7

Dhara Mustard Hybrid (DMH-11) contains two alien genes (____ and ____) isolated from a soil bacterium called (?) that enable breeding of high-yielding commercial mustard hybrids.

Answer 7

‘barnase(VARUNA)’ and ‘barstar(Early Heera -2)’ , Bacillus amyloliquefaciens

Question 8

Dhara Mustard Hybrid (DMH-11) has been developed by the

Answer 8

Centre for Genetic Manipulation of Crop Plants (CGMCP) at Delhi University

Question 9

Bt cotton was introduced which was jointly developed by the

Answer 9

Maharashtra Hybrid Seeds Company (Mahyco) and the US seed company Monsanto

In 2002, GEAC approved Bt Cotton for commercial cultivation in 6 states

Question 10

Which GM crop was banned?

Answer 10

BT Brinjal

Question 11

Who developed BT Brinjal?

Answer 11

Mahyco jointly developed with the Dharwad University of Agricultural Sciences and the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University.

was blocked in 2010

Question 12

____ is responsible for the appraisal of activities involving large-scale use of hazardous microorganisms and recombinants in research and industrial production from the environmental angle?

Answer 12

Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC)

Question 13

GEAC is chaired by the

Answer 13

Special Secretary/Additional Secretary of MoEF&CC and co-chaired by a representative from the Department of Biotechnology (DBT