Arrange the following in the order in which one led to the next during the green revolution period:
(A) A good proportion of the rice and wheat output was sold by farmers in the market.
(B) Farmers used HYV seeds with fertiliser, pesticide and regular water.
(C) Low-income groups, who spend a large share of their income on food, benefited.
(D) The price of food grains declined relative to other items of consumption.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (B), (A), (D), (C)
The green revolution helped the poor through a chain of events.
(B) Farmers used HYV seeds with fertiliser, pesticide and regular water. — The chain starts with the new inputs, which raised food grain output.
(A) A good proportion of the rice and wheat output was sold by farmers in the market. — The extra output came to the market as marketed surplus.
(D) The price of food grains declined relative to other items of consumption. — More grain in the market made grain cheaper relative to other goods.
(C) Low-income groups, who spend a large share of their income on food, benefited. — Cheaper food helped those who spend most on food.
NCERT (2026-27): “2.3 Agriculture … This refers to the large increase in production of food grains resulting from the use of high yielding variety (HYV) seeds especially for wheat and rice. The use of these seeds required the use of fertiliser and pesticide in the correct quantities as well as regular supply of water; …” “… A good proportion of the rice and wheat produced during the green revolution period (available as marketed surplus) was sold by the farmers in the market. As a result, the price of food grains declined relative to other items of consumption. The low-income groups, who spend a large percentage of their income on food, benefited from this decline in relative prices. …” |