Q.

Use of bioresources by multinational companies and organisations without authorisation from the concerned country and its people is called:              [2018]

1 bio-infringement  
2 biopiracy  
3 biodegradation  
4 bioexploitation  

Ans.

(2)

Some organisations and multinational companies exploit or patent biological resources or bioresources of other nations without proper authorisation from the countries concerned. This is called biopiracy.