FOOD TECHNOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Detailed Solution. The correct answer is option 4, i.e, all of the above. The expansion of farming areas, double cropping existing farmland, and use of HYV seeds are the three basic elements in the method of the Green Revolution.

Detailed explanation-2: -Double-cropping existing farmland: Double-cropping was a primary feature of the Green Revolution. Instead of one crop season per year, the decision was made to have two crop seasons per year. The one-season-per-year practice was based on the fact that there is only natural monsoon per year. This was correct.

Detailed explanation-3: -There were three basic elements in the method of the Green Revolution: 1) Continued expansion of farming areas; 2) Double-cropping existing farmland; 3) Using seeds with improved genetics.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Green Revolution in India was an effort to increase agricultural production with the help of industrial agriculture technologies such as : Hybrid seeds (wheat and rice). Hence, option 3 is correct. Fertilizers and pesticides.

Detailed explanation-5: -So, the correct options are ‘In green revolution, increased yields have partly been due to the use of improved crops varieties and in green revolution increased yields mainly due to the use of better crop management particles and use of agrochemicals like fertilizers and pesticides’.