Question: How does National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) help in protecting the Indian agriculture?
- NBA checks the biopiracy and protects the indigenous and traditional genetic resources.
- National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) directly monitors and supervises the scientific research on genetic modification of crop plants.
- Application for Intellectual Property Rights related to genetic/biological resources can not be made without the approval of NBA. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Options:
A) 1 only
B) 1 and 2 only
C) 1 and 3 only
D) 1, 2 and 3
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Answer:
Correct Answer: C
Solution:
- The National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) an autonomous body was established in 2003 to implement India’s Biological Diversity Act (2002).