Q18 / 200 · MHT CET - Medical 2026 (21 April Shift 1) · Biology

Select the INCORRECT statement related to Biological Diversity Act.

  • A
    The government passed Biological Diversity Act in the year 2002 in compliance with CBD.
  • B
    It broadly defines biodiversity, as plants, animals and microorganisms and their parts, their genetic materials and by-products.
  • Correct answer
    C
    It includes value added products and human genetic material.
  • D
    Scientific cataloguing of traditional knowledge about ethnobiological materials is a part of Biodiversity Act.

Solution

The Biological Diversity Act, 2002 defines biological resources as plants, animals, and micro-organisms or parts thereof, their genetic material and by-products with actual or potential use or value.

The definition explicitly excludes value-added products and human genetic material.

Therefore, the statement that it includes value-added products and human genetic material is incorrect.

Answer: It includes value added products and human genetic material.

Hence, the correct answer is option: 'C'.

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