"The Father of Green Revolution in India" was _____. (a) Visweswaraiah (b) M.S. Swaminathan (c) N.R. Viswanath

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Q. "The Father of Green Revolution in India" was __________.

(a) Visweswaraiah

(b) M.S. Swaminathan

(d) Gandhi

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M.S. Swaminathan is known as the Father of the Green Revolution in India.

The Green Revolution (mid-1960s onward) raised Indian food-grain output sharply through high-yielding variety (HYV) seeds, chemical fertilisers, assured irrigation and modern techniques. The agricultural scientist Dr. M.S. Swaminathan played the leading role in introducing and popularising these methods in India, which is why he is honoured as the "Father of the Green Revolution in India". (Globally, Norman Borlaug is called the Fathe …

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CBSE 2024Set MARCH1 markMCQ
$Q. Match the following : Column A Column B$
(1) | Blue Revolution |
(i) | Oil seeds | |
(2) | Yellow Revolution |
(ii) | Shrimp | |
(3) | Grey Revolution |
(iii) | Fish | |
(4) | Pink Revolution |
(iv) | Fertilizers |
(a) (1)-(iii), (2)-(i), (3)-(iv), (4)-(ii)
(b) (1)-(iii), (2)-(iv), (3)-(i), (4)-(ii)
(c) (1)-(iv), (2)-(iii), (3)-(ii), (4)-(i)
(d) (1)-(ii), (2)-(i), (3)-(iv), (4)-(iii)
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The correct option is (a): Blue–Fish (iii), Yellow–Oil seeds (i), Grey–Fertilizers (iv), Pink–Shrimp (ii).

The "colour" revolutions in Indian agriculture each stand for a particular sector:

Blue Revolution → development of Fish and aquaculture (iii)

Yellow Revolution → growth of Oil seeds production (i)

Grey Revolution → growth of Fertilizers (iv)

Pink Revolution → Shrimp / prawn (and meat/poultry) production (ii) …
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CBSE 2023Set MARCH1 markMCQ
$Q. "The Father of Green Revolution in India" was __________.$
(a) Visweswaraiah
(b) M.S. Swaminathan
(c) N.R. Viswanathan
(d) Gandhi
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M.S. Swaminathan is known as the Father of the Green Revolution in India.

The Green Revolution (mid-1960s onward) raised Indian food-grain output sharply through high-yielding variety (HYV) seeds, chemical fertilisers, assured irrigation and modern techniques. The agricultural scientist Dr. M.S. Swaminathan played the leading role in introducing and popularising these methods in India, which is why he is honoured as the "Father of the Green Revolution in India". (Globally, Norman Borlaug is called the Fathe …

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