Question

Q10. Consider the following statements:

1. The only genetically modified cash crop under commercial cultivation in India is cotton.

2. The GEAC is responsible for granting permits to conduct experimental and large-scale open field trials and also grant approval for commercial release of biotech crops.

Which of the above statements are correct?

• A. a) 1 only
• B. b) 2 only
• C. c) Both 1 and 2
• D. d) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer 1

The correct option is C

c) Both 1 and 2

• The only genetically modified cash crop under commercial cultivation in India is cotton. Bt cotton was first used in India in 2002. Cotton yield more than doubled in the first decade since its introduction in 2002. But the success of the crop in the Indian context is debatable.
• The GEAC is a committee that functions as a statutory body under the Environment Protection Act 1986 of the Ministry of Environment & Forests (MoEF).
• The GEAC is responsible for granting permits to conduct experimental and large-scale open field trials and also grant approval for commercial release of biotech crops.