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NEET UG BIOLOGY MCQ: BIOTECHNOLOGY AND ITS APPLICATIONS

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Assertion (A): The 'new' variety of Basmati of American company had actually been derived from Indian farmer's varieties.
Reason (R): Indian Basmati was crossed with dwarf varieties and claimed as an invention or a novelty by the American company.

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Correct option: C

Assertion is true but reason is false

Option A is correct because the assertion is true, and the reason is false. The \'new\' Basmati variety was derived from Indian farmers' varieties, but the American company crossed it with semi-dwarf varieties, not dwarf varieties.

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