Q30. Which statement about the Green Revolution is true?
[SSC CPO Paper-I, 27 June 2024, Shift 2]
- (A) It required less water
- (B) It used organic fertilisers and pesticides
- (C) It involved high-yielding varieties of seeds
- (D) It mainly targeted pulse-growing areas
Answer: (C) It involved high-yielding varieties of seeds
Explanation: The introduction of high-yielding seeds was the central innovation. Irrigation and chemical inputs supported their performance. The initial programme concentrated on major cereals in irrigated districts rather than predominantly rain-fed pulse-growing zones.
Q29. The Green Revolution succeeded in Punjab, Haryana, ______ and parts of Rajasthan.
[Bihar D.El.Ed, 22 April 2024, Shift 2]
- (A) Western Uttar Pradesh
- (B) Eastern Uttar Pradesh
- (C) Madhya Pradesh
- (D) Gujarat
Answer: (A) Western Uttar Pradesh
Explanation: Western Uttar Pradesh forms part of the irrigated north-western wheat belt where high-yielding crop varieties spread rapidly. It shared agricultural infrastructure and favourable farming conditions with Punjab, Haryana and selected parts of Rajasthan.
Q28. Which statements are correct?
A. Wheat production more than tripled between 1967–68 and 2003–04 while cereal output roughly doubled.
B. Grain output reached about 131 million tonnes in 1978–79.
[SSC GD Constable, 1 March 2024, Shift 3]
- (A) Neither A nor B
- (B) Only B
- (C) Only A
- (D) Both A and B
Answer: (D) Both A and B
Explanation: The question highlights the outstanding performance of wheat in the post-revolution period and India’s substantial expansion of foodgrain supply by the late 1970s. The historical figures illustrate why the early Green Revolution is frequently called a wheat-centred breakthrough.
Q27. During the first Green Revolution phase, which group of states chiefly benefited from HYV seeds?
[SSC GD Constable, 1 March 2024, Shift 3]
- (A) Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar
- (B) Rajasthan, Gujarat and Maharashtra
- (C) Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka
- (D) Punjab, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu
Answer: (D) Punjab, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu
Explanation: The question follows the textbook description of early HYV adoption in relatively prosperous states, including Punjab, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. Availability of water, inputs and investment determined which places could use the technology effectively.
Q26. Who mainly led the Green Revolution in India?
[SSC GD Constable, 29 February 2024, Shift 4]
- (A) John Norman
- (B) M. S. Swaminathan
- (C) M. D. Swami
- (D) Radhakrishnan
Answer: (B) M. S. Swaminathan
Explanation: M. S. Swaminathan coordinated scientific work and policy support for high-yielding cereal varieties. His role in adapting improved wheat technology to India made him widely known as the Father of the Green Revolution in India.
Q25. Consider two statements.
A. The Green Revolution was launched during India’s Second Five-Year Plan.
B. Its longer-term aims included agricultural modernisation and rural infrastructure.
Which is correct?
[SSC GD Constable, 27 February 2024, Shift 2]
- (A) Both A and B
- (B) Neither A nor B
- (C) Only A
- (D) Only B
Answer: (D) Only B
Explanation: India’s Green Revolution was initiated in the mid-1960s, not during the Second Plan of 1956–61. Its broader objectives included upgrading agricultural technology and infrastructure. Therefore A is incorrect and B is correct.
Q24. What was a notable drawback of the Green Revolution?
[SSC GD Constable, 24 February 2024, Shift 3]
- (A) Reduced government investment
- (B) Decreased food production
- (C) Environmental degradation
- (D) Limited use of chemical fertilisers
Answer: (C) Environmental degradation
Explanation: Heavy application of fertilisers and pesticides affected soil and water quality, while intensive irrigation increased pressure on groundwater. These ecological costs accompanied the important gains in cereal production, particularly in intensively cultivated regions.
Q23. Which statements are correct?
A. Norman Borlaug helped initiate the global Green Revolution.
B. He is known as its Father.
[SSC GD Constable, 24 February 2024, Shift 1]
- (A) Both A and B
- (B) Only A
- (C) Neither A nor B
- (D) Only B
Answer: (A) Both A and B
Explanation: Norman Borlaug’s high-yielding dwarf wheat breeding work in Mexico influenced agricultural transformation internationally. He is popularly known as the Father of the Green Revolution; M. S. Swaminathan is recognised for its Indian implementation.
Q22. The International Rice Research Institute, associated with Green Revolution technology, is located in ________.
[SSC GD Constable, 22 February 2024, Shift 3]
- (A) Philippines
- (B) Mexico
- (C) India
- (D) New York
Answer: (A) Philippines
Explanation: The International Rice Research Institute is based at Los Baños in the Philippines. It developed and disseminated improved rice varieties, while Mexico played an especially important role in high-yielding wheat research associated with Norman Borlaug.
Q21. The Green Revolution is an example of ________.
[Delhi Police Constable (Executive), 22 November 2023, Shift 2]
- (A) How services drive agricultural change
- (B) How trade bans alter farm output
- (C) How green GDP alone increases production
- (D) How technology can transform agricultural output
Answer: (D) How technology can transform agricultural output
Explanation: Improved varieties, assured irrigation, chemical inputs and mechanisation demonstrated how technological adoption could rapidly increase output from existing farmland. The Green Revolution therefore illustrates the productivity effects of new agricultural technology rather than trade restrictions.
