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SSC GD 2023 PYQ — Question 37

SSC GD Constable (English) - 23 Jan 2023 - Shift 3 • General Awareness • Q37

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During the Green Revolution, farmers cultivated crops using______ of seeds.

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is option 2 i.e. High Yielding Variety

During the Green Revolution in the 1960s, Indian farmers cultivated wheat and rice using high-yielding variety (HYV) seeds, irrigation, chemical fertilizers, insecticides, pesticides, and more.

  • These HYV seeds could produce a lot more grains on a single plant than regular seeds.
  • As a result, the same piece of land could produce far larger quantities of food grains than was possible earlier.

  • During the second phase, the HYV seeds were given to several other states.

  • Other crops other than wheat were also included in the plan.

  • One basic requirement for the HYV seeds is proper irrigation.

  • Crops from HYV seeds need alternating amounts of water supply during their growth. So the farms cannot depend on monsoons.

  • The Green Revolution vastly improved the inland irrigation systems around farms in India.