63.The Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee is
constituted under the
- a) Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006
- b) Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection. Act, 1999
- c) Environment (Protection. Act, 1986
- d) Wildlife (Protection. Act, 1972
The correct answer is Option 3.
- The Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee
- It was constituted under the Environment Protection Act 1986. Hence, Option 3 is correct.
- Ministry of Environment and Forest is the nodal ministry.
- It is responsible for approving proposals regarding the release of genetically engineered organisms and products into the environment, as well as activities involving the large-scale use of hazardous and recombinants in industrial production.
- Before releasing any genetically engineered organism into the environment, it conducts experimental field trials.
- Important Points
- A GM crop is a transgenic crop.
- It is a plant that has a novel combination of genetic material obtained through biotechnology that adds a new quality to the parent crop like herbicide-tolerance.
- Bt cotton is the only non-food GM crop cultivated in India.
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