Question

State two advantages of Green Revolution.

Answer 1

1. Increase in Production and Productivity: The Green Revolution brought about a substantial rise in crop production through enhanced productivity due to the use of high-yielding variety (HYV) seeds, chemical fertilizers, improved irrigation, and pesticides.
2. Self-Sufficiency in Foodgrains: It enabled India to achieve self-sufficiency in foodgrains, reducing dependence on imports from other countries, and allowed the government to build buffer stocks of foodgrains to be used during times of shortage.