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2022-02-04 07:27:20 Biofortification of crops with minerals and vitamins

Biofortification is the process by which the nutrient density of food crops is increased through conventional plant breeding, and/or improved agronomic practices and/or modern biotechnology without sacrificing any characteristic that is preferred by consumers or most importantly to farmers.

It is recognized as a nutrition-sensitive-agriculture intervention that can reduce vitamin and mineral deficiency.

Hence, statement 1 is correct

Iron-biofortification of beans, cowpea and pearl millet, zinc-biofortification of maize, rice, and wheat, and pro-vitamin A carotenoid-biofortification of cassava, maize, rice, and sweet potato are currently underway and at different stages of development.

The biological mechanism for biofortified crops improving nutritional status is simple bicfortified crops are more nutrient-dense than non-bedfortified ancties. Open / Comment

2022-02-04 07:25:45 Open / Comment

2022-02-04 07:25:20 Consider statement regarding Bio Fortification :

1. It is recognized as a nutrition-sensitive-agriculture intervention that can reduce vitamin and
mineral deficiency

2. The limitation of growing Bio-fortified crops is that it can not be developed by traditional breeding methods. Open / Comment

2022-02-04 07:25:07 Explanation for above question

Public Bill:

A minister introduces it in the Parliament
It reflects the government's (ruling party)policies.

It has a better chance of being approved by Parliament.

Its rejection by the House amounts to a lack of parliamentary confidence in the government, which could lead to its resignation.

It must be introduced in the House seven days in advance.

It is written by the relevant department in collaboration with the law department.

A government bill can be introduced and debated on any day of the week. Open / Comment

2022-02-04 07:21:13 Open / Comment

2022-02-04 07:20:53 With reference to the Public Bill, consider the following statements.

1. It is introduced by any member of Parliament other than a minister.

2. Its rejection by the House amounts to the expression of want of parliamentary confidence in the government and may its resignation Open / Comment

2022-02-04 07:19:38 Explanation for above question

Ice core records allow us to generate continuous reconstructions of past climate, going back at least 800,000 years

It provides the cryogenic indicator of climate change Open / Comment

2022-02-04 07:18:19 Open / Comment

2022-02-04 07:16:43 • The Royal Indian Navy (RIN)revolt started on 18 February 1940 in Bombay. • The naval ratings on HMIS Talwar protested against the poor quality of food and racial discrimination by British officers.

The mutineers took out a procession in Bombay, holding aloft a portrait of Subhas Bose.

o Their ships also raised the flags of the Congress, Muslim League, and Communist Party.

• The demands advanced by the naval central strike committee combined service grievances with wider national concerns.

• The latter included the release of INA (Indian National Army) personnel and other political prisoners; withdrawal of Indian troops from Indonesia; and the acceptance of Indian officers only as superiors. Open / Comment

2022-02-04 07:07:21 Open / Comment