Question

Why India has been traditionally one of the targets of biopiracy?

(a) Because India has more population

(b) Because India has large amount of biodiversity

(c) Because India’s don’t use biodiversity

(d) Because India do not impose any punishment for biopiracy

I had been asked this question in a national level competition.

I'm obligated to ask this question of Value of Biodiversity & Bio-piracy topic in chapter Biodiversity of Energy Management

Answer 1

Correct choice is (b) Because India has large amount of biodiversity

To elaborate: The countries most affected by biopiracy are the most biodiverse. India is the country which has large amount of biodiversity. Because of the richness in biodiversity many countries illegally make patents to the Indian indigenous plants.