In India, the organization responsible for assessing the safety of introducing genetically modified organisms for public use is:
1. Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)
2. Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
3. Research Committee on Genetic Manipulation (RCGM)
4. Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC)
Subtopic:  Ethical Issues |
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Level 1: 80%+
NEET - 2018
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Assertion (A): GEAC will decide the safety of introducing GM organism for public use.
Reason (R): Genetic modifications of organisms may have opposite results when introduced into the ecosystem.
 
1. Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
2. Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
3. (A) is True but (R) is False.
4. (A) is False but (R) is True.
Subtopic:  Ethical Issues |
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Level 2: 60%+
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Use of bioresources by multinational companies and organizations without authorization from the concerned country and its people is called?
1. Bio-infringement
2. Biopiracy
3. Biodegradation
4. Bio-exploitation

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Level 1: 80%+
NEET - 2018
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A 'new variety of rice was patented by a foreign company through such varieties have been present in India for a long time. This is related to the?

1. Co-667

2. Sharbati Sonora

3. Lerma Rojo

4. Basmati

Subtopic:  Ethical Issues |
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Level 1: 80%+
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The laws and rules to prevent unauthorized exploitation of bio-resources are termed as:

1. Biopatenting 2. Bioethics
3. Bioengineering 4. Biopiracy
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NEET - 2020
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The practice of commercially exploiting naturally occurring biochemical or genetic material, especially by obtaining patents that restrict its future use, while failing to pay fair compensation to the community from which it originates is called as:
1. Bio-war
2. Biopiracy
3. Bioremediation
4. Bioprospecting
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The committee, established to oversee the development, testing, and commercial release of genetically modified organisms, is:
1. Recombinant DNA Advisory Committee (RDAC)
2. Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC)
3. Review Committee on Genetic Manipulation (RCGM)
4. Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBSC)
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Consider the given tow statements:
Statement I: The biological significance of manipulation of living organisms by humans is important.
Statement II: Genetic modification of organisms can have unpredictable results when such organisms are introduced into the ecosystem.
 
1. Statement I is correct; Statement II is correct 
2. Statement I is correct; Statement II is incorrect
3. Statement I is incorrect; Statement II is correct
4. Statement I is incorrect; Statement II is incorrect
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Level 2: 60%+
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