GK
WORLD HISTORY
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Question
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The 20th-century term Green Revolution refers to significant advancements made in the field of
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electronic communication
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zero population growth
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food production
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biological warfare
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Green Revolution is the term applied to the major advances in crop breeding genetics made in the 1960s which significantly raised the yields of some grain crops.
Detailed explanation-2: -The term “Green Revolution” was first used by William S. Gaud, the administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), in a speech on 8 March 1968.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Green Revolution was a period that began in the 1960s during which agriculture in India was converted into a modern industrial system by the adoption of technology, such as the use of high yielding variety (HYV) seeds, mechanised farm tools, irrigation facilities, pesticides and fertilizers.
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