GK
ECOLOGY BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006
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Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972
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Environment (Protection) Act, 1986
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Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) is the statutory committee constituted under the “Rules for the Manufacture, Use/Import/Export and Storage of Hazardous Micro Organisms/Genetically Engineered Organisms or Cells (Rules, 1989)” framed under Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.
Detailed explanation-2: -The correct answer is the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986. The Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee was constituted under the Environment Protection Act 1986.
Detailed explanation-3: -GEAC. The Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) functions in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC).
Detailed explanation-4: -The Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) is a statutory body constituted under the ‘Rules for the Manufacture, Use /Import /Export and Storage of Hazardous Microorganisms/Genetically Engineering Organisms or Cells, 1989’ notified under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.