Green Revolution, Its Impact, and the Current Reforms to Develop the Agricultural Sector

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Describe the impact of globalisation on Indian agriculture.

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Describe the impact of globalisation on agriculture

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What is the full form of MSP?

Q. The Bhoodan Gramdan Movement was led by .

1. Mahatma Gandhi
2. Varghese Kurien
3. Vinobha Bhave

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What has our government done to provide food security to the poor? Discuss any two schemes launched by the government?

Q. In some places like Champaran, farmers were forced to grow Indigo instead of foodgrains. This coercion led to the Champaran movement in the year __.

1. 1916
2. 1919
3. 1917
4. 1918

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Can the green revolution be considered a sustainable agricultural practice? Give a reason in support of your answer?

Q. What was the objective of the Operation Flood?

1. To decrease flood in the country.
2. To help the states hit by flood.
3. To increase the productivity of white rice.
4. To make India self dependent in milk production.

Q. Which of the following is/are not the challenge(s) faced by the agriculture sector?

1. Globalisation
2. Price volatility
3. Land degradation
4. Afforestation

Q. Pick the agricultural reforms introduced by the government.

1. Volatile land pricing
2. Land consolidation
3. Media awareness
4. Credit system

Q. Which of the following steps were taken during the Green Revolution?

1. HYV seeds were used
2. Local seeds were used
3. Irrigation facilities were provided
4. Loans for buying fertilisers and pesticides were provided

Q. The Green Revolution in India raised the agricultural productivity and helped achieve self-sufficiency in food production.

1. False
2. True

Q. When did the Champaran Movement take place?

1. 1920
2. 1917
3. 1918
4. 1919

Q. What was Operation Flood?

1. To decrease flood in the country
2. To make India self dependent in milk production
3. To help the states hit by flood
4. To increase the productivity of white rice

Q. Which among the below given statements accurately portray the impact of Green Revolution in the agricultural sector?

1. The agricultural productivity increased due to increase in land area under cultivation.
2. The import of food grains increased despite achieving self-sufficiency in food grains.
3. The demand of labour force increased due to adoption of multiple cropping and mechanisation of farming.
4. The technological spillovers from the Green Revolution were scattered with some states benefiting more than the others.

Q. Which of the following steps were taken during green revolution?

1. Providing high yielding variety of seeds to the farmers.
2. Providing only local seeds to the farmers.
3. Providing Irrigation facilities to the farmers.
4. Providing loans for buying fertilisers and pesticides.

Q. What was the quantity of foodgrains produced by India in 2015?

1. 145 tonnes
2. 212 tonnes
3. 348 tonnes
4. 253 tonnes

Q. What is Minimum support price?

1. Government buys crops from farmers at a cheap price.
2. Price guaranteed by the government for a particular crop.
3. Government buys the land and all of its produce from the farmers.
4. Government gives handouts to farmers.

Q. The Green Revolution in India raised the agricultural productivity and helped achieve self-sufficiency in food production.

1. True
2. False

Q. The government introduced the concept of minimum support price (MSP) to tackle the problem of .

1. price volatility
2. land ownership
3. land fragmentation

Q. In India, what does the minimum support price for a crop indicate?

1. Price guaranteed by the government
2. The market price of the crop
3. Extra price given by government to support farmers
4. Minimum price every farmer earns

Q. The Green Revolution in India raised the agricultural productivity and helped achieve self-sufficiency in food production.

1. True
2. False

Q. Why does the government maintain a buffer stock of grains?

Q. How did the Green Revolution come about?

1. Farmers were provided with irrigation facilities.
2. Farmers were given plenty of helpers.
3. Farmers were given loans to buy fertilisers and pesticides.
4. Farmers were given High Yielding variety seeds.

Q. What strategies are in place to improve agriculture?

1. Genetic engineering
2. Growing of similar crops
3. All of the above
4. Inorganic farming methods

Q. Which of the following is not one of the reforms undertaken to improve agricultural productivity after the Green Revolution?

1. Land fragmentation
2. Adopting genetic engineering and usage of HYV seeds
3. Usage of environmentally-friendly agricultural tools and technologies
4. Diversifying and producing high value crops for international exports

Q. Which among the below given statements accurately portray the impact of Green Revolution in the agricultural sector?

1. The agricultural productivity increased due to increase in land area under cultivation.
2. The import of food grains increased despite achieving self-sufficiency in food grains.
3. The demand of labour force increased due to adoption of multiple cropping and mechanisation of farming.
4. The technological spillovers from the Green Revolution were scattered with some states benefiting more than the others.

Q. The Green Revolution in India raised the agricultural productivity and helped achieve self-sufficiency in food production.

1. True
2. False

Q. Green Revolution was first started in ______.

Q. The amount of food grains produced increased by __ times from 1950 to 2015.

1. 5
2. 6
3. 7
4. 8