Prelims GS October 29, 2025

1. Recently, ICAR (Indian Council of Agricultural Research) has developed the world''s first genome-edited rice varieties. Which of the following statements is/are correct with respect to the developed products? 

  1. The genome-edited varieties – DRR Rice 100 (Kamla) and Pusa DST Rice 1 have been developed by ICAR-IARI, New Delhi. 
  2. DRR Rice 100 (Kamla), based on Samba Mahsuri, has a shorter duration of maturity. 

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