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). |
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. |
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 |
I: | Proteins coded by genes cryIAC and cryIIAb control corn borer. |
II: | Proteins encoded by gene cryIAb controls cotton bollworms. |
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. |
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. |