Question

Assertion :Green revolution was comparatively less effective in developing world where farmers were dependent on conventional breeding. Reason: In developing world, inability to buy expensive agro-chemicals forced farmers to rely on conventional breeding.

• A. Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
• B. Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion
• C. Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
• D. Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect

Answer 1

The correct option is A Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion

Green revolution was the phase of enormous increase in the agricultural production when high yielding improved varieties of crop plants were used. But the increased yields was partly due to use of improved crop varieties but mainly due to use of better management parties and agrochemicals (chemicals and fertilisers). These practices and agrochemicals were generally very expensive in developing world which the farmers could not afford. Hence, the farmers of developing world relied mainly on cheaper methods of conventional breeding thus green revolution could not become as productive or effective as it was in developed world.

So, the correct answer is 'Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion'.