The green revolution in India refers to a period when Indian Agriculture was converted into an industrial system due to the adoption of modern methods and technology. Identify the regions that received the first wave of Green revolution package in India: |
Assam, Bihar and Western Bengal Western UP and North Bengal Punjab and Coastal Andhra All of the above |
Punjab and Coastal Andhra |
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. |