2025 · Q42
Recently, IC AR (Indian Council of Agricultural Research) has developed the world’s first genome-edited rice varieties. Which of the following statements is/are correct with respect to the developed products?
- 1The genome-edited varieties – DRR Rice 100 (Kamla) and Pusa DST Rice 1 have been developed by ICAR-IARI, New Delhi.
- 2DRR Rice 100 (Kamla), based on Samba Mahsuri, has a shorter duration of maturity . Select the answer using the code given below:
General KnowledgeCurrent Affairs
- A1 only
- B2 only
- CBoth 1 and 2
- DNeither 1 nor 2
Explanation
In May 2025 ICAR released the world's first genome-edited rice varieties — DRR Dhan 100 (Kamala) and Pusa DST Rice 1 — developed through SDN-1/SDN-2 genome editing, which introduces no foreign DNA, so they are not transgenic GMOs. Statement 1 misstates the facts about the products, while statement 2 correctly describes them. Hence 2 only.