Question

Answer the following question in one or two paragraphs

What was the Green Revolution? List its main features.

Answer 1

Green Revolution is the increase in the production of food grains in the 1960’s in India.
Its main features are :

1. Traditional agricultural practices gave way to modem and scientific methods of cultivation.
2. There was a marked decrease in shifting agriculture in many parts of India.
3. In India, farmers had the opportunity for multiple cropping, thereby increasing their income considerably.
4. The genetically improved high yielding varieties of seeds of wheat, rice, and maize were the most important component of the Green Revolution.