Q60. Which initiative was central to boosting foodgrain output during India’s Green Revolution?
[OSSSC CRE Preliminary Examination, 6 November 2025, Shift 2]
- (A) Genetically modified crops
- (B) Cooperative farming
- (C) High-Yielding Variety seeds
- (D) Minimum wage programme
Answer: (C) High-Yielding Variety seeds
Explanation: High-yielding varieties were the technological foundation of the Green Revolution. Their high response to water and nutrients made increased yields possible. Irrigation, fertilisers, credit and procurement arrangements supported the adoption of these improved seeds.
Q59. Which Indian regions gained the most from the first phase of the Green Revolution?
[OSSSC CRE Preliminary Examination, 4 November 2025, Shift 3]
- (A) Bihar and Assam tea valleys
- (B) Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh plains
- (C) Odisha and Bengal rice belts
- (D) Punjab and Haryana wheat zones
Answer: (D) Punjab and Haryana wheat zones
Explanation: The initial breakthrough occurred in irrigated wheat-growing districts of Punjab and Haryana. These areas had favourable farm infrastructure and access to agricultural inputs. Rain-fed and less-developed regions generally experienced later and smaller gains.
Q58. The Green Revolution in India was initially focused on increasing production of which crops?
[OSSSC CRE Preliminary Examination, 8 October 2025, Shift 1]
- (A) Pulses and oilseeds
- (B) Wheat and rice
- (C) Fruits and vegetables
- (D) Sugarcane and cotton
Answer: (B) Wheat and rice
Explanation: The campaign targeted foodgrains essential to national consumption, chiefly wheat and rice. These crops benefited from improved seed varieties and irrigation. Pulses and oilseeds did not experience equally rapid growth during its initial phase.
Q57. Which of the following was NOT a feature of the Green Revolution in India?
[RRB NTPC Undergraduate CBT-I, 9 September 2025, Shift 1]
- (A) Increased use of fertilisers and irrigation
- (B) Expansion of agricultural land
- (C) Mechanisation of agriculture
- (D) Use of high-yielding variety seeds
Answer: (B) Expansion of agricultural land
Explanation: The major strategy was to raise productivity on cultivated land, rather than rely mainly on bringing new land under farming. HYV seeds, chemical inputs, water management and mechanisation increased the amount of grain harvested from each hectare.
Q56. The spread of Green Revolution technology enabled India to achieve self-sufficiency in ________.
[RRB NTPC Undergraduate CBT-I, 29 August 2025, Shift 2]
- (A) Sugarcane
- (B) Vegetables
- (C) Oilseeds
- (D) Foodgrains
Answer: (D) Foodgrains
Explanation: Improved wheat and rice production reduced chronic dependence on imported cereals. The package of high-yielding seeds, irrigation and fertilisers transformed foodgrain availability. Self-sufficiency is a broad long-term achievement, not a claim that imports ceased permanently.
Q55. The first phase of the Green Revolution in India primarily focused on ________.
[DSSSB Assistant Section Officer, 27 August 2025, Shift 1]
- (A) Green vegetable production
- (B) Oilseed production
- (C) Wheat production
- (D) Pulse production
Answer: (C) Wheat production
Explanation: High-yielding Mexican-origin dwarf wheat varieties spread rapidly in irrigated areas during the initial phase. Their performance made wheat the clearest early success, especially in Punjab, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh. Rice gains expanded subsequently.
Q54. The Green Revolution in India primarily led to increased production of which crops?
[RRB NTPC Undergraduate CBT-I, 21 August 2025, Shift 1]
- (A) Rice and pulses
- (B) Wheat and sugarcane
- (C) Wheat and rice
- (D) Rice and maize
Answer: (C) Wheat and rice
Explanation: Wheat and rice received the main benefits of high-yielding seed programmes supported by assured water and nutrient inputs. Their yields increased substantially, improving national foodgrain supplies. Other crop groups initially lagged behind these cereals.
Q53. Which of the following is NOT an effect of the Green Revolution?
[DSSSB Assistant Section Officer, 20 August 2025, Shift 1]
- (A) Attaining a marketable surplus
- (B) Benefits to lower-income groups
- (C) Decrease in agricultural productivity
- (D) Creation of foodgrain buffer stocks
Answer: (C) Decrease in agricultural productivity
Explanation: The central outcome of the Green Revolution was increased crop productivity, not a decline. Larger harvests helped generate marketable surpluses and enabled greater government procurement. Benefits to individual farmer groups, however, differed considerably.
Q52. What was a key technological advancement of the Green Revolution?
[DSSSB Assistant Section Officer, 18 August 2025, Shift 2]
- (A) Development of organic fertilisers
- (B) Reduction in chemical pesticide use
- (C) Introduction of high-yielding variety seeds
- (D) Decrease in irrigation practices
Answer: (C) Introduction of high-yielding variety seeds
Explanation: Improved varieties could produce greater cereal yields when supplied with adequate water and nutrients. The spread of HYV seeds marked a decisive change from traditional varieties, supported by fertilisers, pesticides and investments in irrigation.
Q51. Which Indian region benefited most from the Green Revolution during the period 1947–1991?
[RRB NTPC Undergraduate CBT-I, 12 August 2025, Shift 2]
- (A) Western India
- (B) Eastern India
- (C) Northern India
- (D) Southern India
Answer: (C) Northern India
Explanation: The north-western agricultural belt, especially Punjab, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh, achieved the greatest early gains. Assured irrigation and fertile plains supported wheat cultivation. This uneven diffusion contributed to differences in regional agricultural development.
