UPSC CSE Prelims
Question 94
How does National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) help in protecting the Indian agriculture?
- NBA checks the biopiracy and protects the indigenous and traditional genetic resources.
- NBA directly monitors and supervises the scientific research on genetic modification of crop plants.
- Application for Intellectual Property Rights related to genetic/biological resources cannot be made without the approval of NBA.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C
Correct Option: C
Explanation: The National Biodiversity Authority guards access to Indian biological resources and regulates related intellectual-property applications, not crop-GM research operations.
Statement/Item-wise Analysis:
1: Correct - NBA administers access/benefit-sharing measures to curb biopiracy and protect biological resources.
2: Incorrect - Genetic-modification research supervision lies with biosafety/scientific regulators, not the NBA directly.
3: Correct - Indian-law approval is required for specified IP applications based on Indian biological resources/associated knowledge.
Option-wise Analysis:
A: Incorrect - omits correct item 3.
B: Incorrect - includes incorrect item 2; omits correct item 1.
C: Correct - includes exactly the valid statements/items and excludes the invalid ones.
D: Incorrect - includes incorrect item 2.
Review Note: Rules for NBA approval/intimation were amended after the 2012 exam; statement reflects the historical Biodiversity Act framework.