Which among these are the consequences of Green Revolution?
(A) Led to regional inequalities
(B) Increasing mechanisation in agriculture led to displacement of service caste groups
(C) Increase in violence among landed vs landless workers
(D) It was primarily the medium and large farmers who were able to benefit from the new technology
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (A), (B) and (D) only
(A) Led to regional inequalities Correct. Another negative outcome was the worsening of regional inequalities: the areas that took up the new technology, such as Punjab, Haryana and western U.P., became more developed while other areas stagnated.
(B) Increasing mechanisation in agriculture led to displacement of service caste groups Correct. Machines such as tillers, tractors, threshers and harvesters displaced the service caste groups who used to carry out these agriculture-related tasks, and so quickened rural-urban migration.
(C) Increase in violence among landed vs landless workers Incorrect. Violence is linked to regions with an entrenched ‘feudal’ agrarian structure, where sharp caste and class inequalities and exploitative labour relations persist; these are the regions the Green Revolution largely left out. It is not given as a consequence of the Green Revolution itself.
(D) It was primarily the medium and large farmers who were able to benefit from the new technology Correct. The new inputs were expensive, so small and marginal farmers could not afford them; medium and large farmers who could produce a surplus for the market gained the most.
NCERT (2025-26): “4.3 The Green Revolution and its Social Consequences … In most of the Green Revolution areas, it was primarily the medium and large farmers who were able to benefit from the new technology.…” “In addition, the introduction of machinery such as tillers, tractors, threshers, and harvesters (in areas such as Punjab and parts of Madhya Pradesh) led to the displacement of the service caste groups who used to carry out these agriculture-related activities. This process of displacement also increased the pace of rural-urban migration.…” “…Another negative outcome of the Green Revolution strategy was the worsening of regional inequalities. The areas that underwent this technological transformation became more developed while other areas stagnated.…” |