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Basmati rice was patented by a US company in

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1990

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1997

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2006

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2000

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The correct option is A 1997
Biopatent is the intellectual rights on biological resources. Basmati rice is an indigenous crop of India but it was patented by an American company RiceTech Inc in 1997.

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