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Question #45168
The Question
A multinational corporation utilizes a traditional Indian crop variety to develop a transgenic line with delayed ripening and patents it without compensatory payment. If this transgenic crop is proposed for commercial cultivation in India, which of the following statements is INCORRECT regarding its regulatory and ethical framework?
Options
- A.
The unauthorized use and patenting of the traditional Indian crop variety by the corporation constitutes biopiracy.
- B.
The Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) will evaluate the validity of the GM research and the biosafety of introducing this crop into the ecosystem.
- C.
The delayed ripening trait is typically achieved by silencing the mRNA of the enzyme polygalacturonase, rather than deleting the gene from the host genome.
- D.
The GEAC is the primary statutory body under the Indian government responsible for revoking the corporation's international patent to protect in-situ bio-resources.
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How the Examiner Thinks
Regulatory_Failure
Understand how NOT, EXCEPT, and logical constraints are used to manipulate exam results.
Concepts Behind This Question
PG_enzyme|Antisense_RNA|RNAi_Vector_Source
Why This Question Is Tricky
Common Mistakes
Institutional Mandate Confusion: Students often conflate all biotechnology-related government interventions into a single regulatory body.
The conceptual pivot here is distinguishing between biosafety/ecological regulation (handled by GEAC) and intellectual property/biopiracy legalities (handled by the Patent Office and the Indian Patents Act).
Furthermore, it tests the NCERT-Plus depth of gene silencing mechanisms versus gene deletion.
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Question Information
| Subject | Biology |
| Chapter | Biotechnology and Its Applications - Class 12 |
| Concept | Flavr Savr Tomato Logic |
| Difficulty | 8 |
| Cognitive Load | 5 |
| Target Solve Time | 120 sec |
| Access | Free |