Who recently inaugurated world’s second-largest refurbished gene bank?
A. Giriraj Singh
B. Jyotiraditya Scindia
C. Pashupati Kumar Paras
D. Narendra Singh Tomar
Explanation:
Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar recently inaugurated the world’s second-largest refurbished state-of-the-art National Gene Bank at the National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources (NBPGR), Pusa in New Delhi. The National Gene Bank established in the year 1996 to preserve the seeds of Plant Genetic Resources (PGR) for future generations, has the capacity to preserve about one million germplasm in the form of seeds.
