Question

Main objective of production/use of herbicide resistant GM crops is to

• A. eliminate weeds from the field without the use of manual labour
• B. eliminate weeds from the field without the use of herbicides
• C. encourage eco-friendly herbicides.
• D. reduce herbicide accumulation in food articles for health safety

Answer 1

The correct option is (D):

Explanation of the correct option:

1. Herbicides are used to grow crops devoid of any possible herbs that compete with the main crop in the agricultural land.
2. The accumulation of herbicide can have really detrimental effects on those who consume the food.
3. The ​production of herbicide resistant GM crops is done to reduce the accumulation of herbicide so that individuals can get the nutrients from food.
   

Explanation of the incorrect options:

Option (A):

1. Eliminating weeds is done by the weedicides and hence it cannot be performed by the GM crops.
   

Option (B):

1. ​The weeds are removed with the help of herbicides that farmers spread on the field.
   

Option (C):

1. ​Ecofriendly herbicides are less harmful to the plants and also to those who ingest it.
   
2. GM crops are not required to counteract against that.
   

Final Answer: Main objective of production/use of herbicide resistant GM crops is to reduce herbicide accumulation in food articles for health safety.