What was the primary effect of the Green Revolution on India’s agriculture?
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is option 4 i.e. Self-sufficiency in food grains.
The primary effect of the Green Revolution on India’s agriculture was Self-sufficiency in food grains.
The Green Revolution, which began in the mid-1960s, was an intensive program that introduced High-Yielding Variety (HYV) seeds (mainly for wheat and rice), chemical fertilizers, and modern irrigation methods.
- Self-sufficiency in Food Grains: This was the chief outcome. India transformed from a nation constantly on the brink of famine and heavily reliant on food imports (like the US PL-480 scheme) to a food-surplus country. For example, wheat production more than doubled between 1965 and 1970, helping India achieve food security.
Other Option:
- Increased reliance on food imports is the opposite of what happened.
- Decline in food grain production is factually incorrect; production surged.
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Reduction in employment in the industrial sector is unrelated; if anything, the demand for farm machinery and fertilizers led to industrial growth.