Question

Who is known as the father of the Green Revolution?
(a)Narasimha Rao
(b)M.S. Swaminathan
(c)Chandra Sekhar
(d)Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Answer 1

Hint: The man who initiated Mexican varieties of wheat in India. He is credited for developing short duration high yielding varieties of rice including scented Basmati. The initiator of “Lab to land”.

Complete answer:
Narasimha Rao is known as the father of the Green Revolution. M.S.Swaminathan has developed his expertise in genetics and plant breeding.

Additional Information: - M.S Swaminathan has introduced crop cafeteria,crop scheduling and genetic methods to improve the quality of crops..
- M.S Swaminathan in collaboration with Norman E Borlaug introduced the concept of green revolution..
-He had played a great role in initiating food security and several other environmental programs.
-His stated vision is to rid the world of hunger and poverty.
-He was involved in the preservation of biodiversity which he called the “Evergreen revolution.”
- Director-General of the International Rice Research Institute (1982-1988) and the President of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (1988) are some of the major posts held by him.
-He has presented many research works on potato, rice, wheat, jute, etc.
-He was awarded the first World Food Prize.
-P V Narasimha Rao, Chandra Sekhar, and Atal Bihari Vajpayee have served as the Prime Minister of India.
So, the correct answer is ‘M.S.Swaminathan’.

Note: Norman E Borlaug is known as the” Father of Green Revolution” in the world. He is known for developing a robust strain of dwarf wheat that was adapted to the Mexican climate. Developing such varieties could make countries more self-sufficient. Efforts made by these scientists made it possible to grow more crops on roughly the same amount of land with minimum effort. The green revolution also created plenty of jobs and boosted our economy. Such a huge rise in production occurred between the 1950s and late 1960s.