Question: Which of the following pairs of crops most benefitted during the Green Revolution?
Options:
Onions, maize
Rice, wheat
Tea, coffee
Potatoes, cotton
Green Revolution:
📍 The Green Revolution refers to the large increase in food grain production due to the use of high-yielding variety (HYV) seeds, particularly for wheat and rice.
📍 It enabled India to achieve self-sufficiency in food grains.
📍 The Green Revolution took place from the mid-1960s to late 1980s.
📍 The Father of the Green Revolution is M. S. Swaminathan.
🔴Additional Information
Other major revolutions in India are:-
· Yellow Revolution:
Denotes: Oil Seed Production
· Golden Fiber Revolution:
Denotes: Jute Production
· Pink Revolution:
Denotes: Onion Production
· Silver Fiber Revolution:
Denotes: Cotton Production
· Round Revolution:
Denotes: Potato Production
· Brown Revolution:
Denotes: Coffee Production