Biopiracy

Q.

Given below are two statements:

Statement 1: Non - biodegradable wastes are generated by thermal power plants.

Statement 2: Biodegradable detergents lead to eutrophication

In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.

1. Statement 1 is false but statement 2 is true

2. Statement 1 is true but statement 2 is false

3. Both Statement 1 and statement 2 is false

4. Both statement 1 and statement 2 are true

Q. It was unethical of the US company RiceTec to claim the patent for their 'new variety of Basmati' because

1. the new variety of rice was developed by Indian scientists.
2. the new variety of rice developed by them was derived from Indian farmer's variety.
3. the new variety of rice developed by them was not a variety of Basmati rice.
4. their invention was an accidental event and they cannot take credit for the same.

Q. In 1997, an American company got patent rights on basmati rice through the U.S. patent and trademark office. Variety of basmati had actually been derived from Indian farmer's varieties. If so, what is biopiracy?

Q. Biopiracy is

1. Governing research on GMO’s
2. monitoring GMO’s
3. use of bio resources without proper authorization
4. Commercial production of GMO’s

Q. A 'new' variety of rice was patented by a foreign company, though such varieties have been present in India for a long time. This is related to

1. Co-667
2. Basmati
3. Sharbati Sonora
4. Lerma Rojo

Q.

Biopiracy is related to

1. Biomolecules and bio resources
2. Isolated genes from bio resources
3. All of the above
4. Traditional knowledge

Q. Read the following statements and choose the correct one from the options given below.
Statement I: The patent given to the American company, RiceTec, on ‘Basmati Rice Lines and Grains’ by the US Patent and Trademark Office was challenged by India.
Statement II: Rice is a staple food in many countries across the world.

1. Both Statement I and II are correct and Statement II is the correct explanation for Statement I
2. Both Statement I and II are correct but Statement II is not the correct explanation for Statement I
3. Statement I is correct but statement II is incorrect
4. Both the statements are incorrect

Q. The improved variety Indore 2 obtained by mutation breeding, belongs to which of the following crop varieties.

1. Bajra
2. Potato
3. Cotton
4. Sugarcane

Q. Use of bio-resources by multinational companies and other organizations without proper authorization from the concerned countries and without compensatory payment is termed as _______

1. Resource partitioning
2. Biopiracy
3. Patenting
4. Biofortification

Q. Match column I with column II and select the correct answer from the given codes.
Column I Column II
A. Biopiracy (i) Effort to fix the non-functional gene
B. Biopatent (ii) Gene silencing
C. Gene therapy (ii) Illegal removal of biological materials
D. RNAi (iv) Right granted for biological entities

1. A - (iv), B - (ii), C - (i), D -(iii)
2. A - (ii), B - (iv), C - (i), D -(iii)
3. A - (iii), B - (iv), C - (i), D -(ii)
4. A - (iii), B - (iv), C - (ii), D -(i)

Q.

Simplify $\frac{9}{28}+\frac{5}{7}-\frac{5}{63}$.

Q. What is meaning of biopiracy? Give few examples

Q. Biopiracy refers to

1. The unauthorized extraction of biological resources
2. Patenting without compensation
3. Spurious ‘inventions’
4. All of these

Q. It was unethical of the US company RiceTec to claim the patent for their 'new variety of Basmati' because

1. the new variety of rice was developed by Indian scientists.
2. the new variety of rice developed by them was derived from Indian farmer's variety.
3. the new variety of rice developed by them was not a variety of Basmati rice.
4. their invention was an accidental event and they cannot take credit for the same.

Q.

Some multinational companies patent biological sample of other country without permission is called as

1. Biopatent
2. Biopiracy
3. Bioweapon
4. Bioethics

Q. Explain the following :
(i) Bio-Piracy
(ii) Bio - Patent

Q. what is the significance of GMOs?

Q.

Use of biological resources without permission is _____________.

1. Biopatent
2. Bioethics
3. Biopiracy
4. All of the above

Q. What is Biopiracy? State the initiative taken by the Indian Parliament towards it.

Q.

Biopiracy is

1. Use of biopatents
2. Thefts of plants and animals
3. Stealing of bioresources
4. Exploitation of bioresources without authentic permission

Q.

The royal botanical garden took ......... tree from Brazil.

1. Neem
2. Turmeric
3. Rubber
4. All of the above

Q. What is a 'biopatent'? Explain it with a suitable example.

Q.

Biopiracy is widespread in

1. Asia
2. Africa
3. All of the above
4. America

Q. Use of bioresources by multinational companies and organisations without authorization from the concerned country and its people is called:

1. Biodegradation
2. Bio-infringement
3. Bioexploitation
4. Biopiracy

Q. Some ethical standards are required to evaluate the morality of all human activities. Explain biopiracy.

Q. Use of bioresources by multinational companies and other organisations without proper authorisation from the countries and its people is called

1. bio infringement
2. biopiracy
3. biodegradation
4. bio exploitation

Q. Answer in 200 to 250 words:
a) What is Gene therapy? Give an example.
b) Write a note on Biopiracy with reference to 'Basmati Rice'.

Q. Use of bioresources by multinational companies and organisation without authorisation from the concerned country and its people is called

1. biodegradation
2. biopiracy
3. bio-infringement
4. bioexploitation

Q. Which of the following pirates the 200 strains of fungi from Thailand?

1. British University of Portsmouth
2. The royal garden
3. University of Mississippi
4. None of the above

Q. Biopiracy should be prevented. State why and how.