Which one of the following pairs of farming situation and Green Revolution phase is correctly matched?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Farmer in a semi-arid district shifts from dry to irrigated cotton - Second phase
Option (1) Wheat farmer in irrigated Punjab first adopts high-yielding seeds - Second phase — Incorrect. Irrigated Punjab was among the first regions to get the Green Revolution package. A wheat farmer there adopting the new seeds belongs to the first phase of the 1960s and 1970s.
Option (2) Farmer in a semi-arid district shifts from dry to irrigated cotton - Second phase — Correct. The second phase began in the 1980s, when farmers in the dry and semi-arid regions took up Green Revolution practices. These areas saw a big shift from dry to wet (irrigated) cultivation and new crops such as cotton, so this pair matches.
Option (3) Farmer in a dry upland district first adopts the new practices - First phase — Incorrect. A dry upland district fits the second phase. The first phase reached only areas with assured irrigation, mainly wheat and rice-growing areas.
Option (4) Rice farmer in coastal Andhra Pradesh first adopts the new package - Second phase — Incorrect. Coastal Andhra Pradesh received the first wave of the Green Revolution package. A rice farmer there taking up the new package belongs to the first phase.
NCERT (2026-27): “4.3 The Green Revolution and its Social Consequences … “The second phase of the Green Revolution which began in 1980s, farmers living in the dry and semi-arid regions of India began following Green Revolution cultivation practices. In these areas there has been a significant shift from dry to wet (irrigated) cultivation, along with changes in the cropping pattern and type of crops grown. …” |