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SSC MTS 2019 PYQ — Question 40

SSC MTS Previous Year - 02 August 2019 - Shift 1 • General Awareness • Q40

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Who is known as the father of Blue Revolution in India?

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Correct answer: C

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Correct Answer is Option 3 i.e. Hiralal Chaudhuri.

  • Blue Revolution: The concept of the rapid increase in the production of fish and marine products.
  • It was launched in India during the seventh Five-year plan (1985-1990) when the Central Government sponsored the Fish Farmers Development Agency (FFDA).
  • It has brought improvement in aquaculture by adopting new techniques of fish breeding, fish rearing, fish marketing, and fish export.
  • Dr. Hiralal Chaudhuri and Dr. Arun Krishnsnan are known as the Father of the Blue revolution.