Consider the given two statements:
Assertion (A):     Toxic insecticidal proteins present in protein crystals formed by B. thuringiensis do not kill the Bacillus.
Reason (R): The Bt toxin protein exists as inactive protoxin in the Bacillus.
 
1. Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) correctly explains (A).
2. (A) is True; (R) is False
3. (A) is False; (R) is False
4. Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) does not correctly explain (A).
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Genetic modification has:
I: made crops more tolerant to abiotic stresses (cold, drought, salt, heat).
II: reduced reliance on chemical pesticides (pest-resistant crops).
III: enhanced nutritional value of food, e.g., golden rice, i.e., Vitamin ‘A’ enriched rice.
IV: enabled plants to fix atmospheric nitrogen on their own.
1. Only I, II and III are correct
2. Only I, II and IV are correct
3. Only II, III and IV are correct
4. I, II, III and IV are correct
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Consider the given two statements:
Assertion(A): Bt toxin proteins do not harm the bacillus.
Reason (R): The bacillus protects its gut by methylation
 
1. Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) correctly explains (A).
2. Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) does not correctly explain (A).
3. (A) is True; (R) is False
4. Both (A) and (R) are False
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Consider the given two statements:
I: Proteins coded by genes cryIAC and cryIIAb control corn borer.
II: Proteins encoded by gene cryIAb controls cotton bollworms.
1. Only I is correct
2. Only II is correct
3. Both I and II are correct
4. Both I and II are incorrect
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Consider the given two statements:
Assertion (A): Bt cotton plants are resistant to insect pests like the bollworm.
Reason (R): The Bt toxin produced in these plants is harmless to mammals and to bacillus itself.
Choose the correct option.
1. Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
2. Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
3. (A) is True but (R) is False.
4. (A) is False but (R) is True.
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