A ‘new’ variety of rice was patented by a foreign company, though such varieties have been present in India for a long time. This is related to

1. Co-667

2. Lerma Rojo

3. Sharbati Sonora

4. Basmati

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Answer: 4. Basmati

A foreign company patented Basmati rice (a US patent to RiceTec), though India has grown basmati for centuries.

Co-667 is a sugarcane variety; Lerma Rojo and Sharbati Sonora are wheat varieties of the Green Revolution.

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