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Read the passage and answer following questions. Local commentary increasingly contrasts the sampurna (wholeness) of the organic produce with that of the hybrid produce. An elderly woman Bhargawa Hugar, in the village of Madbhavi, said: What.... they used to grow some wheat, red sorghum.... plant a few tubers, chilli plants... cotton. Now there's only hibrad (hybrid) ... where's the javari (organic/ local)? Hybrid seeds... hybrid crops.. even the children are hybrid. Hybrid seeds are sown on the earth... the children born are also hybrid. |
Choose the incorrect statement for 'Green Revolution'. |
It was a government programme of agriculture modernisation It was introduced only in areas that had assured irrigation It led to increased equality in the rural society It was based on providing HYV seeds and pesticides fertilizers etc |
It led to increased equality in the rural society |
The correct answer is Option (3) → It led to increased equality in the rural society One of the critiques of the Green Revolution is that its benefits were not evenly distributed among all segments of society. Instead, it often led to disparities in wealth and income between those who could afford the new technologies, such as high-yielding variety (HYV) seeds, pesticides, and fertilizers, and those who could not. Large landowners and wealthier farmers who could invest in these new technologies tended to benefit the most, while smaller farmers and rural laborers often struggled to keep up, potentially exacerbating existing inequalities within rural communities. |