Question

Which Indian scientist is associated with the green revolution?
A. Swaminathan
B. O.P. Iyengar
C. Maheshwari
D. K.C.Mehta

Answer 1

Hint: He is also known as the father of agriculture in India.

Complete answer:
M.S. Swaminathan (Monkombu Sambasivan Swaminathan) is a renowned Indian geneticist and international administrator known for his leading role in India’s “Green Revolution,” a program aimed for high-yield varieties of wheat and rice seedlings. He played a commendable role in science and public policy for more than 65 years.
O.P. Iyengar is a renowned Indian botanist. He primarily worked on the structure, taxonomy, reproduction and cytology of Algae. O.P. Iyengar is known as the "father of Indian phycology" or "father of algology in India ''.
Maheswari is also a botanist renowned for his contributions to the fields of plant physiology and molecular biology.
Professor K.C. Mehta is one of the best scientists of India. His field of study is plant pathology (science of diseases in plants caused by pathogens). Research of Professor K.C. Mehta involves recurrence of rust in the plains of India and black rust of cereals in Cambridge University. From his research, it has been concluded that Black rust in plains of India spreads from the Himalayas in the North and Nilgiri and Puleny hills in the South.
So, the correct answer is ‘Swaminathan’.

Note: M S Swaminathan award is awarded in the field of agriculture for best agri-innovation in the country. He has written numerous research papers and books related to Agricultural Science and Biodiversity. Some of them are:
- 'Building a National Food Security System, 1981'
- 'Sustainable Agriculture: Towards an Evergreen Revolution, 1996', etc.