Question

Which of the following point is/ are correct regarding the green revolution?

1. The government offered a high-yielding variety of seeds, fertilizers, pesticides, and better irrigation at highly subsidized prices.
2. The government also gave a guarantee to buy the product of the farmers at a given price.
3. This created a stark contrast between the poor peasantry and the landlords.
4. It does not deliver only a moderate agricultural growth

विकल्प

• i, ii, iii

• i, ii, iii, iv

• iii & iv

• i & iv

Answer 1

i, ii, iii

Explanation:

Through high-yielding seed varieties, the Green Revolution was developed to bring revolution to India's weak agriculture, particularly in food grains like wheat and rice.

1. At heavily subsidized prices, the government gave a high-yielding variety of seeds, fertilizers, herbicides, and improved irrigation.
2. In addition, the government provided a guarantee to purchase the farmers' produce at a certain price.

Positive consequences:

1. The striking disparity between the destitute peasantry and the landlords created favorable conditions for left-wing organisations to organize poor peasants in numerous areas.
2. The emergence of the middle peasant groups was also a result of the green revolution. Farmers with medium-sized holdings benefited from the changes and quickly rose to political power in many parts of the country.

Negative Consequences:

1. The destitute peasantry and the landlords were therefore pitted against each other.
2. By increasing the availability of food grains in the country, it only achieved moderate agricultural growth, such as an increase in rice and wheat production. Conversely, it exacerbated polarisation. Northern states, such as Punjab, Haryana, and West-UP, were agriculturally prosperous, while others remained underdeveloped.