Choose the incorrect option on the concept of Green Revolution:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Reduced regional inequalities
Option (1) Process of differentiation — True. The ultimate outcome of the Green Revolution was a process of ‘differentiation’, in which the rich grew richer and many of the poor stagnated or grew poorer.
Option (2) Displacements of service caste groups — True. Machinery such as tillers, tractors, threshers and harvesters did the work that the service caste groups used to do, so they were displaced.
Option (3) Medium and large farmers were benefitted — True. The new inputs were expensive, so it was primarily the medium and large farmers who were able to benefit; small and marginal farmers could not afford them.
Option (4) Reduced regional inequalities — False. The Green Revolution worsened regional inequalities. The areas that underwent the new technology became more developed, while the other areas stagnated.
NCERT (2025-26): “4.3 The Green Revolution and its Social Consequences … In most of the Green Revolution areas, it was primarily the medium and large farmers who were able to benefit from the new technology. This was because inputs were expensive, and small and marginal farmers could not afford to spend as much as large farmers to purchase these inputs.…” “In addition, 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. This process of displacement also increased the pace of rural-urban migration. The ultimate outcome of the Green Revolution was a process of ‘differentiation’, in which the rich grew richer and many of the poor stagnated or grew poorer.…” “…Another negative outcome of the Green Revolution strategy was the worsening of regional inequalities. The areas that underwent this technological transformation became more developed while other areas stagnated.…” |