Green Revolution India

What did the ‘Green Revolution’ actually revolutionize?

• Business Culture

• Tissue Culture

• Agriculture

• Tradition and culture

Who coined the term "Green Revolution"?

• Muhammad Ali Jinnah

• Mahatma Gandhi

• William Gaud

• Norman Borlaug

An outstanding achievement made by Norman Borlaug’s ‘Green Revolution’ was making enough __________ available when the Earth’s human population crossed 3 billion people in 1973.

• Televisions

• Food

• Refrigerators

• Automobiles

HYV seeds were introduced to Indian farmers as a result of

• White revolution

• Green revolution

• IT revolution

• None of the above

Modern farming methods were tried in India for the first time in

• Punjab

• Western UP

• Haryana

• All of the above

Which of the following is a modern farming method?

• Multiple cropping

• Use of HYV seeds

• Use of chemical fertilizers

• Both b) and c)

How did the Green Revolution improve India?

• It encouraged recycling programs

• It increased food crop production

• It increased the employment rate

• It encouraged trade with other countries

Which Indian state was the first to implement the Green Revolution?

• Punjab

• Bihar

• Kerala

• Gujarat

What was a major component of the Green Revolution in India?

• Organic farming

• Use of traditional seeds

• Use of High Yielding Variety (HYV) seeds

• Manual plowing

Who is known as the 'Father of the Green Revolution' in India?

• M. S. Swaminathan

• Jawaharlal Nehru

• Indira Gandhi

• Vikram Sarabhai