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SSC CGL 2022 PYQ — Question 37

SSC CGL - 18 April 2022 - Shift 3 • General Awareness • Q37

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In the year ______, Indira Gandhi, the then Prime Minister of India, issued special
stamps titled ‘Wheat Revolution’ to usher in the Green Revolution.

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is option 4 i.e. 1968.

  • Indira Gandhi, the then Prime Minister, officially recorded the impressive strides of the Green Revolution in agriculture by releasing a special stamp entitled 'Wheat Revolution' in July 1968.
  • The term Green Revolution was first coined by William Gaud.
  • Norman Borlaug is considered the Father of the Green Revolution.