GK
INDIAN HISTORY
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Question
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A.R. Rahman
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M.S. Swaminathan
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Raja Ramanna
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Mankombu Sambasivan Swaminathan is an Indian geneticist and administrator, known for his role in India’s ‘Green Revolution’. It was a program under which high-yield varieties of wheat and rice were popularised in India. Q.
Detailed explanation-2: -He is known as the father of India’s Green Revolution, for his contributions to the development of high-yielding varieties of wheat. He founded the MS Swaminathan Research Foundation, the pioneer organization behind the ‘’evergreen revolution”.
Detailed explanation-3: -One key leader was agricultural scientist Norman Borlaug, the “Father of the Green Revolution", who received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1970.
Detailed explanation-4: -M.S. Swaminathan was named the first World Food Prize Laureate for developing and spearheading the introduction of high-yielding wheat and rice varieties into India during the 1960s when that country faced the prospect of widespread famine.