Choose the statements that describes the first phase of Green Revolution:

A. It was introduced in areas of intensive agriculture.
B. It led to displacement of service caste groups.
C. Well to do farmers were able to benefit from Green Revolution.
D. It led to displacement of tenant-cultivators.

Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

B, C and D only

The correct answer is Option (2) → B, C and D only

A. It was introduced in areas of intensive agriculture. This is incorrect. 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.

B. It led to displacement of service caste groups. This is correct. The introduction of machinery such as tillers, tractors, threshers, and harvesters (in areas such as Punjab and parts of Madhya Pradesh) led to the displacement of the service caste groups who used to carry out these agriculture-related activities. 

C. Well to do farmers were able to benefit from Green Revolution. This is correct. The Green Revolution technologies, such as high-yielding varieties of seeds, fertilizers, and pesticides, required significant investment. This favored larger, more affluent farmers who could afford these inputs.

D. It led to displacement of tenant-cultivators.This is correct.  In many cases green revolution 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.