A. The Green Revolution resulted in the rise of what is called the middle peasant sections.

B. After green revolution Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh became agriculturally prosperous.

C. The green revolution delivered only a moderate agriculture growth and raised the availability of food in the country.

D. In 1982 the rural development programme called operation flood was started.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

A and C only

The correct answer is option (1) - A and C only

Statements A and C are only correct

A. The Green Revolution resulted in the rise of what is called the middle peasant sections.
C. The green revolution delivered only a moderate agriculture growth and raised the availability of food in the country.

Incorrect statements:

Statements B - After green revolution Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh became agriculturally prosperous is incorrect as after green revolution some regions like Punjab, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh became agriculturally prosperous, while others remained backward. 

Statement D - In 1982 the rural development programme called Operation Flood was started is incorrect as in 1970 the rural development programme called Operation Flood was started.

Detailed explanation:

Green Revolution in India:

In the 1960s, the government adopted a new strategy for agriculture in order to ensure food sufficiency. Instead of the earlier policy of giving more support to the areas and farmers that were lagging behind, now it was decided to put more resources into those areas which already had irrigation and those farmers who were already well-off. The argument was that those who already had the capacity could help increase production rapidly in the short run. Thus the government offered high-yielding variety seeds, fertilizers, pesticides and better irrigation at highly subsidised prices. The government also gave a guarantee to buy the produce of the farmers at a given price. This was the beginning of what was called the ‘green revolution’.

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 (Statement B), but increased polarisation between classes and regions. Some regions like Punjab, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh became agriculturally prosperous, while others remained backward. The green revolution had two other effects: one was that in many parts, the stark contrast between the poor peasantry and the landlords produced conditions favourable for leftwing organisations to organise the poor peasants. Secondly, the green revolution also resulted in the rise of what is called the middle peasant sections (Statement A). These were farmers with medium size holdings, who benefited from the changes and soon emerged politically influential in many parts of the country.

Operation Flood:

In 1970 the rural development programme called Operation Flood was started. Operation Flood organised cooperatives of milk producers into a nationwide milk grid, with the purpose of increasing milk production, bringing the producer and consumer closer by eliminating middlemen, and assuring the producers a regular income throughout the year. Operation Flood was, however, not just a dairy programme. It saw dairying as a path to development, for generating employment and income for rural households and alleviating poverty. The number of members of the cooperative has continued to increase with the numbers of women members and Women’s Dairy Cooperative Societies also increasing significantly.