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The Green Revolution, as you know, 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.
Which of the following led to the use of HYV and other inputs in agriculture?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → The idea of agricultural modernisation.
Option (1) The idea of agricultural modernisation. — Correct. The Green Revolution was a government programme of agricultural modernisation. Modernising farming meant giving farmers new technology: high-yielding variety or hybrid seeds, with pesticides, fertilisers and other inputs, to raise the yield from the same land.
Option (2) The idea of creating new class of farmers. — Incorrect. The programme aimed at higher productivity, not at making a new class. The gap between rich and poor farmers that grew in Green Revolution areas was a result of it, not the idea behind it.
NCERT: Social Change and Development in India — Chapter 4: Change and Development in Rural Society (2025-26)
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