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

A.
Enhancing shelf life
B.
Insect-resistance
C.
Drought-resistance
D.
Enhancing mineral content

Solution:

The correct answer is Insect-resistanceBt brinjal made in the form of Bt cotton (cotton). Bacillus thuriangenicus brinjal, better known as Bt brinjal. Is a genetically modified crop. Bt is obtained from a soil bacterium called Bacillus thuriangenicus (Bt). Bt brinjal can prevent stem and fruit borer, which is one of the major pests on brinjal. Additional InformationBt brinjal was approved for commercialization in 2009 by the Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC). But the Ministry of Environment and Forests banned its use in 2010. In 2002, India approved Bt cotton, the only non-edible GM crop grown in the country.

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