Question

    Transgenic plants are being cultivated in India in:

    A Brinjal Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Wheat Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Cotton Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Soybean Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    In India, genetically modified Bt cotton (cotton plants that have been genetically modified to express a toxin derived from the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis) has been commercially cultivated since its approval in 2002. Bt cotton is widely grown in various states of India.

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