Question

With reference to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, consider the following statements.
$1$. It is an additional agreement to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).
$2$. The protocol establishes procedures for regulating the import and export of living modified organism from one country to another.
Which of the statements given is/are correct?

• A. $1$ only
• B. $2$ only
• C. Both $1$ and $2$
• D. Neither $1$ nor $2$

Answer 1

The correct option is C Both $1$ and $2$

The Cartagena Protocol on Bio-safety to the Convention on Biological Diversity is an international treaty governing the movements of living modified organisms (LMOs) resulting from modern biotechnology from one country to another. It was adopted in 2000 as a supplementary agreement to the Convention on Biological Diversity and entered into force in 2003.