Question

An important objective of biotechnology in the area of agriculture is ________

(a) to decrease seed number

(b) to produce pest-resistant varieties of plants

(c) to increase phosphorous, nitrogen production

(d) to reduce the number of plants

The question was asked in an online quiz.

The origin of the question is Biotechnological Applications in Agriculture topic in portion Biotechnology and its Applications of Biology – Class 12

Answer 1

Right option is (b) to produce pest-resistant varieties of plants

To explain I would say: An important objective of biotechnology in the area of agriculture is to produce pest-resistant varieties of plants. This will help in less wasting of crops with high yield. It will also give more products in less time and space.