In the given question, a statement of Assertion is followed by a statement of Reason. Mark the correct answer.

Assertion: The green revolution raised the availability of food in the country.
Reason: The government offered a high-yielding variety of seeds, fertilizers, pesticides, and better irrigation at highly subsidized prices. The government also gave a guarantee to buy the produce of the farmers at a given price.

Both the Assertion and the Reason are correct and the Reason is the correct explanation of the Assertion.

The rich peasants and the large landholders were the major beneficiaries of the process. The green revolution delivered only a moderate agricultural growth (mainly a rise in wheat production) and raised the availability of food in the country, but increased polarisation between classes and regions.