MCQ On Green Revolution in India

Question 1. Normal Ernest Borlaug who is regarded as the Father of the Green Revolution is from which country?

(A) New Zealand

(B) Australia

(C) Mexico

(D) United States of America

Question 2. The ‘Father of Green Revolution’ in the world is _________.

(A) B.P. Pal

(B) G.S. Khush

(C) M.S. Swaminathan

(D) Norman E. Borlaug

Question 3. Green Revolution was the result of adoptation of new Agricultural Strategy, which was introduced in 20th century during decades of _________.

(A) Eighties

(B) Sixties

(C) Seventies

(D) Fifties

Question 4. The term ‘Evergreen Revolution’ has been used for increasing agricultural production in India by __________.

(A) R.K.V. Rao

(B) Raj Krishna

(C) M.S. Swaminathan

(D) Norman E. Borlaug

Question 5. Who among the following was closely associated with Green Revolution?

(A) Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

(B) C. Subrahmania

(C) Kr. Kurien

(D) Dr. M.S. Swaminathan

Question 6. Green revolution means _________.

(A) Green vegetation

(B) High yield variety programme

(C) Grow more crops

(D) Use of green manure

Question 7. Green revolution is related to ________.

(A) Oilseed production

(B) Wheat production

(C) Pulse production

(D) Millet production

Question 8. Which one of the following crops is the highest beneficiary of the Green Revolution in both production and productivity?

(A) Wheat

(B) Rice

(C) Maize

(D) Jawar

Question 9. The impact of Green Revolution was felt most in the production of _________.

(A) Pulses

(B) Sugarcane

(C) Wheat

(D) Oilseed

Question 10. After Independence India progressed maximum _________.

(A) In the production of Wheat

(B) In the production of Jute

(C) In the production of Pulses

(D) In the production of Rice

Question 11. Which was the main crop used in the Green Revolution?

(A) Mexican wheat

(B) Amer wheat

(C) Indian rice

(D) Japonica rice

Question 12. As a result of ‘Green Revolution’ the yield per hectare of wheat touched the record figure of _________.

(A) 3000 kg

(B) 2222 kg

(C) 2000 kg

(D) 1500 kg

Question 13. Rainbow Revolution is related with __________.

(A) Green revolution

(B) Blue revolution

(C) White revolution

(D) All of the above

Question 14. Pink Revolution is associated with ___________.

(A) Onion

(B) Grapes

(C) Garlic

(D) Cotton

Question 15. Black revolution is related to the _________.

(A) Mustard production

(B) Crude oil

(C) Coal production

(D) Fish production

Question 16. Which of the following is not correctly matched?

(A) Green – Agriculture

(B) Blue – Poultry

(C) White – Milk

(D) Golden – Horticulture

Question 17. The ‘Blue Revolution’ is associated with __________.

(A) Fishing

(B) Irrigation

(C) Iron and Steel Industry

(D) Agriculture

Question 18. Among the following, which one is related to Blue Revolution in India?

(A) Horticulture

(B) Pisciculture

(C) Sericulture

(D) Floriculture

Question 19. Zero Till Seed cum Fertilizer Drill was developed at _________.

(A) IARI, New Delhi

(B) IISR, Lucknow

(C) G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar

(D) P.A.U. Ludhiana

Question 20. Which one of the following is not correctly matched with regard to revolution in agriculture?

(A) Blue – Poultry

(B) Golden – Horticulture

(C) Green – Food grains

(D) White – Milk

Question 21. What is true about the second green revolution in India?

1. It aims at further increasing production of wheat and rice in areas already benefited from green revolution.
2. It aims at extending seedwater-fertilizer technology to areas which hitherto could not benefit from green revolution.
3. It aims at increasing yields of crops other than those used for green revolution in the beginning.
4. It aims at integrating cropping with animal husbandary, social forestry and fishing.

Select the correct answer from the code given below.

(A) 1 and 4

(B) 2 and 4

(C) 2 and 3

(D) 1 and 2

Question 22. Select the component of the Green Revolution by using the given code.

1. High-yielding varieties of seeds
2. Irrigation
3. Rural Electrification
4. Rural roads and marketing

Code

(A) Only 1 and 2

(B) Only 1, 2 and 4

(C) Only 1, 2 and 3

(D) All four

Question 23. 

• Assertion (A): Green Revolution has resulted in the growth of food grain production in India.
• Reason (R): Regional disparties have been aggravated due to green revolution in India.

(A) (A) is false, but (R) is true

(B) (A) is true, but (R) is false

(C) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

(D) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

Question 24. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.