{"id":86971,"date":"2025-06-01T04:24:34","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T04:24:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=86971"},"modified":"2025-06-01T04:24:34","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T04:24:34","slug":"the-green-revolution-as-an-agrarian-revolution-aimed-at-revolutionizin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/the-green-revolution-as-an-agrarian-revolution-aimed-at-revolutionizin\/","title":{"rendered":"The Green Revolution as an agrarian revolution aimed at revolutionizin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Green Revolution as an agrarian revolution aimed at revolutionizing the production of<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;food grains&#8221; option2=&#8221;fruits and vegetables&#8221; option3=&#8221;cereals&#8221; option4=&#8221;fisheries&#8221; correct=&#8221;option1&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC Geoscientist &#8211; 2022<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-geoscientist-2022.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-geoscientist-2022\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nThe Green Revolution in India was an agrarian revolution aimed at significantly increasing the production of food grains.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\nIt primarily focused on improving the yield of major cereal crops like wheat and rice through the adoption of High Yielding Varieties (HYVs) of seeds, along with better irrigation, fertilizers, and pesticides.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nThe Green Revolution, starting in the late 1960s, transformed India from a food-deficit country relying on imports into a food-surplus nation, particularly in wheat and rice production. 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