HORTICULTURE SCIENCE
GENERAL AGRICULTURE
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Question
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Which state was the harbinger of the Green Revolution in India?
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Punjab
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Uttar Pradesh
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Madhya Pradesh
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Himachal Pradesh
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The state of Punjab led India’s Green Revolution and earned the distinction of being the “breadbasket of India."
Detailed explanation-2: -Citing their role in leading the country’s Green Revolution in the 1960s, Punjab Governor V P Singh Badnore on Tuesday urged the farmers to lead the fight against stubble burning in the country.
Detailed explanation-3: -Dr Norman Ernest Borlaug was born on March 25, 1914 in Cresco, a farming town in Iowa, USA. India, especially Punjab, has a special bond with him-the bond of Green Revolution. He is thought of as the Father of Green Revolution that began in Punjab in the late 1960s.
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