Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Sociology

Chapter

Social Change and Development in India: Change and Development in Rural Society

Question:

Read the following passage and answer the questions.

The Green Revolution was a Government Program 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 programs 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 Punjab, western U.P., coastal Andhra Pradesh and parts of Tamil Nadu received the first wave of the Revolution. In the first phase of the Green Revolution, in the 1960s and 1970s, the introduction of new technology seemed to be increasing inequalities in rural society. Green Revolution crops were highly profitable, mainly because they yielded more produce. Well to do farmers who had access to land, capital, technology and know how, and those who could invest in the new seeds and fertilisers, could increase their production and earn more money. However, in many cases it led to the displacement of tenant-cultivators. For landowners began to take back land from their tenants and cultivate it directly because cultivation was becoming more profitable. This made the rich farmers better off, and worsened the condition of the landless and marginal holders.

The Green Revolution was a government Program of:

Options:

Educational Development

Agriculture Modernisation

Unifying the farmers

Increase in the productivity of Green vegetables

Correct Answer:

Agriculture Modernisation

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (2) → Agriculture Modernisation

  • The passage explicitly states that the Green Revolution was a "Government Program of Agricultural Modernisation."
  • The description of providing high-yielding seeds, fertilizers, pesticides, and new technology all point towards modernizing agricultural practices.