Question

Who is called the father of the green revolution in India?
A. M.S Ramaiah
B. Aryabhatta
C. M.S. Swaminathan
D. Jawaharlal Nehru

Answer 1

Hint: Green revolution was started in India in the 1960s for increasing the yield of crops. It helped developing countries to produce high yielding variety seeds.

Complete answer:
The father of the green revolution in our nation is M.S. Swaminathan who brought the techniques to brought new agricultural techniques in India to increase the production of the crops.The Green Revolution is a time duration in which the agriculture in India was converted and developed into industrial one by using the modern methods like pesticides, fertilizers, modern technological equipments, high yielding varieties seeds to increase the crop production. The use of chemical fertilizers led to increase in the crop production.
The major practices and techniques which were used in the Green Revolution are:
Use and involvement of new irrigation practices and infrastructure which led to increased crop production.
Use of pesticides, insecticides and herbicides made the crop resistant to the attack of pests, insects and weeds and thus resulted in increased yield.
Various land reformation techniques were used for increasing the yield from the same land.
The rural infrastructure was also improved and new equipment was developed and provided to the people for increasing the grain production.
Sprinklers or drip irrigation systems were involved which prevented the water logging conditions and thus better growth of the plants.
By the long use of chemical made fertilizers and pesticides, herbicides and other components, the soil fertility is very much affected and also the water and soil of the area are now found to be contaminated with the chemicals which may cause serious illness to the humans or animals if consumed for a very long time.

The correct answer is (C)

Note: Increase in the population leads to increased demand of food and thus high technological methods and equipment are required to increase the yield production.