Read the passage and answer following questions.
Local commentary increasingly contrasts the sampurna (wholeness) of the organic produce with that of the hybrid produce. An elderly woman Bhargawa Hugar, in the village of Madbhavi, said: What.... they used to grow some wheat, red sorghum.... plant a few tubers, chilli plants... cotton. Now there's only hibrad (hybrid) ... where's the javari (organic/ local)? Hybrid seeds... hybrid crops.. even the children are hybrid. Hybrid seeds are sown on the earth... the children born are also hybrid.
The Green Revolution was promoted more in the ______ and southern parts of the country than in the ______ parts of the country.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Western, Eastern
Option (2) Western, Eastern — Correct. A negative outcome of the Green Revolution was the worsening of regional inequalities. It was promoted more in the western and southern parts of the country, and in Punjab, Haryana and western U.P., than in the eastern parts. The areas that took up the new technology became more developed, while the others stagnated.
NCERT: Social Change and Development in India — Chapter 4: Change and Development in Rural Society (2025-26)
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