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(i) For which variety of Indian rice, patent was filed by a USA Company?

(ii) What are biofertilisers?

(iii) What would have happened if antibiotics were not discovered?

Answer:

(i)  Indian Basmati was crossed with semi-dwarf variety and was claimed as a new variety for which the patent was filed by a USA company.

(ii) Biofertilisers are organisms that enrich the nutrients in the soil.

(iii) If antibiotics were not discovered bacterial and fungal diseases would not have been controllable.