Green Revolution is successful in North Western part of the country, select the reasons.

(a) Ample Rainfall

(b) Use of high yielding varieties of seeds

(c) Easily available labour

(d) More employment pressure on agriculture

(e) 85% net sown area is cultivated through irrigation

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

(b) and (e) only

New seed varieties of wheat (Mexico) and rice (Philippines) known as high yielding varieties (HYVs) were available for cultivation by mid-1960s. India took advantage of this and introduced package technology comprising HYVs, along with chemical fertilisers in irrigated areas of Punjab, Haryana, Western Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat. Assured supply of soil moisture through irrigation was a basic pre-requisite for the success of this new agricultural technology. This strategy of agricultural development paid dividends instantly and increased the foodgrains production at very fast rate. This spurt of agricultural growth came to be known as ‘Green Revolution’.