Question

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.
• 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.

Hint:

The Act does not include value added products or human genetic material.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

Step 1: Understanding the Concept
The Biological Diversity Act of India was passed in 2002 to meet the country's obligations under the Convention on Biological Diversity.

Step 2: Correct statements
It defines biological resources as plants, animals and microorganisms or their parts, genetic material and by-products. It also provides for documenting traditional knowledge about biological resources.

Step 3: The wrong statement
The Act specifically leaves out value added products and human genetic material. So the statement that they are included is incorrect.

Step 4: Conclusion
Option C is the incorrect statement.

Final Answer:
The statement that value added products and human genetic material are included is incorrect. \[ \boxed{\text{(C) }\text{It includes value added products and human genetic material.}} \]