Basmati is renowned for its distinctive aroma and flavour, and its cultivation includes A________ documented varieties in B________. Here, A and B stand for:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → A–27, B–India
Basmati is a rice known for its unique aroma and flavour. India is very rich in rice diversity, with about 200,000 varieties, and 27 documented varieties of Basmati are grown in India. Basmati has been grown here for centuries and is mentioned in ancient texts, folklore and poetry. The book uses it as an example of biopiracy: in 1997 an American company got patent rights on Basmati rice in the US.
NCERT Extract:
Ethical Issues – “… Rice is an important food grain, the presence of which goes back thousands of years in Asia’s agricultural history. There are an estimated 200,000 varieties of rice in India alone. The diversity of rice in India is one of the richest in the world. Basmati rice is distinct for its unique aroma and flavour and 27 documented varieties of Basmati are grown in India. There is reference to Basmati in ancient texts, folklore and poetry, as it has been grown for centuries.”