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A 'new' variety of rice was patented by a foreign company,though such varieties have been present in India for a long time. This is related to

a
Co-667
b
Sharbati Sonora
c
Lerma Rojo
d
Basmati

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Correct option is D

In 1997, an American company got patent rights on Basmati rice through the US Patent and Trademark Office. This allowed the company to sell a ‘new’ variety of Basmati, in the US and abroad. This ‘new’ variety of Basmati had actually been derived from Indian farmer’s varieties. Indian Basmati was crossed with semi-dwarf varieties and claimed as an invention or a novelty.

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