The biggest advantage of growing Bt cotton instead of non-Bt varieties is:
1. reductions in pesticides to be sprayed on a crop and the ecological benefits which stem from that.
2. increased yield of cotton due to effective control of three types of bollworms
3. Reduction in predators which help in controlling the bollworms by feeding on larvae and eggs of bollworm
4. Potential reduction in the cost of cultivation
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Read the following statements regarding RNAi.
(A) It is a method of cellular defense in all prokaryotic organisms.
(B) This method has been used to make nematode resistant tobacco plants.
(C) It is a post translational method of silencing of genes.
Of the above statements
1. Only statement (A) is incorrect 
2. Both (B) & (C) are incorrect
3. Only (B) is correct 
4. Both (A) & (C) are correct 
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Mark the incorrect statement.
1. Norman Borlaug is considered as father of green revolution
2. Green revolution leads to enhanced production of wheat and rice
3. Techniques used during green revolution led to tripling of the yield
4. Use of biofertilizers, biopesticides was promoted heavily during green revolution 
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