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“Bollgard I and Bollgard II technologies are mentioned in the context of

“Bollgard I and Bollgard II technologies are mentioned in the context of:

(a)

Clonal propagation of crop plants

(b)

Developing genetically modified crop plants

(c)

Production of plant growth substances

(d)

Production of biofertilizers

Answer:

(b)

Newspaper/CA

CA

Explanation

Bollgard I – Bt cotton (single-gene technology) is first biotech crop technology approved for commercialization in India in 2002, followed by Bollgard II – double-gene technology in mid-2006, by the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee, the Indian regulatory body for biotech crops. Therefore, option (b) is the correct answer.