Q. Which among the following was India’s first Transgenic Crop?
Answer: BT cotton
Notes: The first Transgenic crop of India is BT cotton. It was officially introduced in the year 2002. This cotton contains genes from the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis (which protects the cotton plant from bollworm pest), and that is why it is known as Bt cotton.

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