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Which of the following regions received the first wave of the Green Revolution. A. Punjab Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below: |
A, B, E only A, C, D only A, C, E only B, C, D only |
A, C, E only |
The correct answer is Option (3) → A, C, E only The Green Revolution was a government programme of agricultural modernisation. It was largely funded by international agencies that was based on providing high-yielding variety(HYV) or hybrid seeds along with pesticides, fertilisers, and other inputs, to farmers. Green Revolution programmes were introduced only in areas that had assured irrigation, because sufficient water was necessary for the new seeds and methods of cultivation. It was also targeted mainly at the wheat and rice-growing areas. As a result, only certain regions such as the Punjab, western U.P., coastal Andhra Pradesh, and parts of Tamil Nadu, received the first wave of the Green Revolution package. |
