- A basmati rice
- B plain barley
- C only white oats
- D some field maize
Correct answer: A. basmati rice
Explanation: A US company obtained a patent related to Indian Basmati rice, raising biopiracy concerns.
Concept context
GM crops, transgenic animals, gene therapy, molecular diagnostics, and bioethics. Frequent 2–3 mark questions in NEET.