SSC MTS EXAM

Detailed explanation-1: -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.

Detailed explanation-2: -An outcome of the high yielding crop is salinity and infertility of soil. The high yielding varieties of the crop also produce less amount of fodder as compared to traditional crops. These results put an extra burden on the farmers whose only source of income is farmland.

Detailed explanation-3: -High yield variety seeds (HYV) were introduced in the course of Green revolution. Green revolution is a set of technological initiatives during the 1950s and the 1960s aimed at improving agricultural production.

Detailed explanation-4: -Crops grown from HYV seeds need good amounts of water supply and farmers could not depend on monsoon. Hence, the Green Revolution has improved the irrigation systems around farms in India.