Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Political Science

Chapter

Politics in India Since Independence: Rise of Popular Movements

Question:

Which of the following state was a major beneficiary of the Green Revolution in India?

A- Punjab

B- Himachal Pradesh

C- Haryana

D- Eastern Uttar Pradesh

E- Western Uttar Pradesh

F- Uttarakhand

Choose the correct answer from the given options:

Options:

A, B, and C

C, D, and E

A, C, and E

B, D , and F

Correct Answer:

A, C, and E

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 3 - A, C, and E

Farmers of Haryana, Punjab and western Uttar Pradesh had benefited in the late 1960s from the state policies of the ‘green revolution’. Sugar and wheat became the main cash crops in the region since then. The cash crop market faced a crisis in the mid-eighties due to the beginning of the process of liberalisation of the Indian economy.