WorksheetsGreen Revolution
Total questions: 8
Worksheet time: 4mins
What did the ‘Green Revolution’ actually revolutionize?
Business Culture
Tissue Culture
Agriculture
Tradition and culture
When and where did the ‘Green Revolution’ start?
1950, Mexico
1980, Egypt
1990, India
2000, Philippines
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?
Norman Borlaug
Indira Gandhi
Jawaharlal Nehru
M. S. Swaminathan
Who coined the term "Green Revolution"?
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Mahatma Gandhi
William Gaud
Norman Borlaug
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?
Norman Borlaug
William Gaud
Lal Bahadur Shastri
M. S. Swaminathan
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
Which of the following crop is not part of High - Yielding Varieties Programme?
Rice
Wheat
Jowar
Pulses
Which of the following was a part of the green revolution strategy?
High yielding variety seeds
Chemical fertilizers and pesticides
Irrigation
All the above
