HORTICULTURE

HORTICULTURE SCIENCE

GENERAL AGRICULTURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A rapid population growth during the 1900s contributed to the ____ aimed to increase food supplies to support the growing population.
A
1st Agricultural Revolution
B
2nd Agricultural Revolution
C
3rd Agricultural Revolution
D
2nd Industrial Revolution
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The rise in productivity accelerated the decline of the agricultural share of the labor force, adding to the urban workforce on which industrialization depended. The Agricultural Revolution has, therefore, been cited as a cause of the Industrial Revolution.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Neolithic or agricultural revolution resulted in a demographic transition and major increases in population (Table 6.1) and population density (Table 6.3).

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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