GK
INDIAN ECONOMY
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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increase in marketed surplus
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increase in price of food grains
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buffer stock
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self-sufficiency
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Detailed explanation-1: -After the green revolution, the production of cereal crops tripled with only a 30% increase in the land area cultivated. This came true all over the world, with a few exceptions. In addition, there were significant impacts on poverty reduction and lower food prices.
Detailed explanation-2: -The ill effects of the Green Revolution are soil erosion and pollution due to chemical pesticides and fertilizers, loss of genetic diversity, wheat yield gains falling in dry locations, and leaching, logging, etc., due to excessive irrigation.
Detailed explanation-3: -Option (d) is incorrect: The stagnation in agriculture during colonial rule was permanently broken by the green revolution. This refers to the large increase in production of food grains resulting from the use of high yielding variety (HYV) seeds especially for wheat and rice.