The genetically-modified (GM) brinjal in India has been developed for:

1. insect-resistance

2. enhancing self-life

3. enhancing mineral content

4. drought-resistance

Subtopic:  Intro to Agri Applications |
 72%
AIPMT - 2010
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Transgenic plants are:

1. produced by a somatic embryo in artificial medium
2. generated by introducing foreign DNA into a cell and
regenerating a plant from that cell
3. Produced after protoplast fusion in artificial medium
4. grown in artificial medium after hybridization in the field

Subtopic:  Intro to Agri Applications | Other GM Crops |
 87%
From NCERT
AIPMT - 2009
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A transgenic food crop, which may help in solving the problem of night blindness in developing countries is:
 
1. Flavr savr tomatoes
2. Starlink maize
3. Bt soybean
4. Golden rice
Subtopic:  Intro to Agri Applications | Other GM Crops |
 91%
From NCERT
AIPMT - 2008
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Main objective of production/use of herbicide-resistant GM crops is to:
1. eliminate weeds from the field without the
use of manual layout
2. eliminate weeds from the field without the
use of herbicides
3. encourage eco-friendly herbicides
4. reduce herbicide accumulation in food
particles for health safety

Subtopic:  Intro to Agri Applications | Other GM Crops |
From NCERT
AIPMT - 2008
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Golden rice is a promising transgenic crop. When released for cultivation, it will help in:

1. alleviation of vitamin-A deficiency

2. pest resistance

3. herbicide tolerance

4. producing a petrol-like fuel from rice

Subtopic:  Intro to Agri Applications | Other GM Crops |
 88%
From NCERT
AIPMT - 2006
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