In a wheat-growing village, high-yielding seeds arrived in the first phase of the Green Revolution. Consider the following statements about the changes there:
(A) Well-to-do farmers with land, capital, technology and know-how could increase their production and earn more money.
(B) The new crops were highly profitable, mainly because they fetched higher prices.
(C) The rich farmers became better off, while the condition of the landless and marginal holders worsened.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → A and C only
(A) Well-to-do farmers with land, capital, technology and know-how could increase their production and earn more money. — Correct. Only those with land, capital, technology and know-how could invest in the new seeds and fertilisers. They raised their production and earned more money.
(B) The new crops were highly profitable, mainly because they fetched higher prices. — Incorrect. Green Revolution crops were highly profitable mainly because they yielded more produce. The new seeds gave a larger harvest from the same land, and that made them pay.
(C) The rich farmers became better off, while the condition of the landless and marginal holders worsened. — Correct. As farming became more profitable, landowners took back land from tenants to cultivate it directly. The rich farmers gained, and the landless and marginal holders were left worse off.
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