Question

How many documented varieties of Basmati rice are grown in India.
A. 2,00,000
B. 50,000
C. 1000
D. 27

Answer 1

Basmati, meaning 'Queen of Fragrance,' is a long-grain rice variety popular for its fragrance and delicate flavor. Basmati rice has been recorded in India since the early days of the 19th century, although it may have been named differently. Basmati is a long-grain rice variety that is traditionally grown in India. It's also named Oryza sativa. Indian Basmati Rice is one of the most popular in the world for its consistency and aroma.

Complete answer:
Basmati is a variety of long, thin-grained aromatic rice that is traditionally grown in India, Nepal, and Pakistan. From 2018 to 19, India accounted for 65 percent of foreign trade in basmati rice, while Pakistan accounted for the remaining 35 percent. Many countries use domestically grown basmati rice crops; however, basmati is geographically limited to certain areas of India, Nepal, and Pakistan.
There are a variety of varieties of basmati rice. Traditional Indian forms include basmati 370, basmati 385, and basmati Ranbir Singh Pura (R.S.Pura), and Gujjar Chack in the province of Jammu, located at the Indian-Pakistani border in Jammu and Kashmir, India. 1121 and Muradabadi 6465 Extra Long Grain Rice. Pakistani varieties of basmati rice include PK 385, Super Kernel Basmati Rice, and D-98.
There are 27 varieties of known basmati rice grown in India. It is known for its excellent cooking and eating qualities, and many improved varieties of plant breeding have been produced which also offer tolerance to many diseases or increased yields in the environment.
Scientists at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Delhi, used conventional plant breeding to grow a hybrid semi-dwarf plant with most of the good features of traditional basmati (grain elongation, fragrance, alkali content) (grain elongation, fragrance, alkali content). This hybrid was called Pusa Basmati-1 (PB1; also called 'Todal' because the flower has awns); the yield of the crop is up to twice as high as the typical varieties. Fragrant rice, which is derived from the stock of basmati but is not true basmati varieties include PB2 (also called sugandh-2), PB3, and RS10.
Thus, the answer is option D: 27

Note: The "Basmati Mark" is a DNA-fingerprinting certification issued by the Basmati Export Development Foundation (BEDF) laboratory. On 15 February 2016, the Agricultural & Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), an autonomous body under the Indian Department of Commerce, registered Basmati Rice as a Geographical Indication commodity (GI).