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Green Revolution

Total questions: 8

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What did the ‘Green Revolution’ actually revolutionize?

a)

Business Culture

b)

Tissue Culture

c)

Agriculture

d)

Tradition and culture

2.

When and where did the ‘Green Revolution’ start?

a)

1950, Mexico


b)

1980, Egypt


c)

1990, India


d)

2000, Philippines

3.

Who is credited as “Father of the Green Revolution” for his genetically-tested hybrid wheat plant that not only resisted fungus and disease but also provided high yields, saving a billion lives from starvation?

a)

Norman Borlaug


b)

Indira Gandhi


c)

Jawaharlal Nehru


d)

M. S. Swaminathan

4.

Who coined the term "Green Revolution"?

a)

Muhammad Ali Jinnah

b)

Mahatma Gandhi

c)

William Gaud

d)

Norman Borlaug

5.

Who founded the Green Revolution in India with his high-yielding variety (HYV) of wheat and rice, after which it was implemented by the Government of India in its fourth "Five-Year Plan" (1969–1974) when Indira Gandhi was Prime Minister?

a)

Norman Borlaug


b)

William Gaud


c)

Lal Bahadur Shastri


d)

M. S. Swaminathan

6.

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.

a)

Televisions

b)

Food

c)

Refrigerators

d)

Automobiles

7.

Which of the following crop is not part of High - Yielding Varieties Programme?

a)

Rice

b)

Wheat

c)

Jowar

d)

Pulses

8.

Which of the following was a part of the green revolution strategy?

a)

High yielding variety seeds

b)

Chemical fertilizers and pesticides

c)

Irrigation

d)

All the above