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Which of the following is one of the most important staple foods for a large part of the world’s population?
a) wheat               
b) barley                               
c) rice   
d) maize


The approaches have been targeted by biotechnology at increasing iron contents in the ……grains.
a) wheat               
b) barley               
c) rice
d) maize


Bio fortification of wheat includes new varieties of wheat with higher…….contents in wheat grain?
a) iron
b) calcium 
c) zinc
d) both a and b


Which of the following cultivation of genetically modified crops has significantly increased in Pakistan?
a) wheat                                               
b) maize
c) cotton                                               
d) both b and c


Which of the following health problem rates climb epidemically?
a) AIDS                                
b) anemia
c) turner’s syndrome          
d) obesity


Biotechnology is helping to create a new generation of healthier oil from………
a) canola                                              

b) soya bean
c) sunflower                         

d) all of these