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    Directions : In the following questions a statement of assertion (A) is followed by a statement of reason (R). Mark the correct choice as :

    Assertion (A) : An American company is allowed the company to sell a ‘new’ variety of Basmati rice.

    Reason (R) : Indian Basmati was crossed with semidwarf varieties and claimed as a novelty.

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    Directions : In the following questions a statement of assertion (A) is followed by a statement of reason (R). Mark the correct choice as :

    Assertion (A) : Transgenic mice are being used to test the safety of the polio vaccine.

    Reason (R) : It could replace the use of monkeys to test the safety of batches of the vaccine.

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    Directions : In the following questions a statement of assertion (A) is followed by a statement of reason (R). Mark the correct choice as :

    Assertion (A) : Transgenic animals had their DNA manipulated.

    Reason (R) : 95% of all existing transgenic animals are mice.

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    Directions : In the following questions a statement of assertion (A) is followed by a statement of reason (R). Mark the correct choice as :

    Assertion (A) : Ti plasmid (tumour-inducing plasmid) of Agrobacterium tumefaciens is used as a cloning vector.

    Reason (R) : Ti plasmid integrates a segment of its DNA, termed T-DNA into the chromosomal DNA of its host plant cells.

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    Directions : In the following questions a statement of assertion (A) is followed by a statement of reason (R). Mark the correct choice as :

    Assertion (A) : ‘Bt’ in Bt toxin represents Bacillus thuringiensis.

    Reason (R) : ‘Bt’ toxin is produced by a virus.

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    Directions : In the following questions a statement of assertion (A) is followed by a statement of reason (R). Mark the correct choice as :

    Assertion (A) : Norman E. Borlaug was the father of "Green revolution".

    Reason (R) : Green revolution is the period when there is significant increase in agricultural productivity of grains (specially wheat and rice).

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    Directions : In the following questions a statement of assertion (A) is followed by a statement of reason (R). Mark the correct choice as :

    Assertion (A) : Genetically modification makes crops more tolerant to abiotic stress (cold, drought etc.)

    Reason (R) : Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) genes have been altered by manipulation.

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    Directions : In the following questions a statement of assertion (A) is followed by a statement of reason (R). Mark the correct choice as :

    Assertion (A) : The inactive form of toxic proteins are advantageous to the bacteria producing it.

    Reason( R) : Low concentration of a bacteria or virus, even at a time when the symptoms of the disease are not visible, can be detected.

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    Directions : In the following questions a statement of assertion (A) is followed by a statement of reason (R). Mark the correct choice as :

    Assertion (A) : GEAC will decide the safety of introducing GM organisms for public use.

    Reason (R) : Genetic modifications of organisms may have opposite results when introduced into the ecosystem.

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    Directions : In the following questions a statement of assertion (A) is followed by a statement of reason (R). Mark the correct choice as :

    Assertion (A) : Rosie was the first transgenic cow.

    Reason (R) : It contained human alpha lactalbumin.

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