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SSC GD 2023 PYQ — Question 34

SSC GD Constable (English) - 1 Feb 2023 - Shift 2 • General Awareness • Q34

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In India Green Revolution was led by :

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is option 2 i.e. M.S. Swaminathan.

  • M.S. Swaminathan, ​​​​an Indian geneticist and International administration, led the Green Revolution in India. 
  • He has been called the main architect of the green revolution in India for his leadership and role in introducing and  further developing high yielding varieties of wheat and rice.
  • His collaborative scientific efforts with Norman Borlaug, spearheading a mass movement with farmers and other scientists and backed up policies saved India and Pakistan from certain famine and like conditions in the 1960s.