GK
MAJOR INDIAN REVOLUTIONS
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Norman Borlaug
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Dr. Verghese Kurien
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M.S. Swaminathan
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None of these
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Detailed explanation-1: -The expression “the green revolution” is permanently linked to Norman Borlaug’s name. He obtained a PhD in plant protection at the age of 27, and worked in Mexico in the 1940s and 1950s to make the country self-sufficient in grain.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Green Revolution was an endeavour initiated by Norman Borlaug in the 1960s. He is known as the ‘Father of Green Revolution’ in world. It led to him winning the Nobel Peace Prize in 1970 for his work in developing High Yielding Varieties (HYVs) of wheat.
Detailed explanation-3: -Borlaug developed successive generations of wheat varieties with broad and stable disease resistance, broad adaptation to growing conditions across many degrees of latitude, and with exceedingly high yield potential.