Question

Hetram and Imran are two farmers working in Pritampur. They discuss the Green Revolution introduced in the country. Imran talks about the miracle seeds and says that the seeds have done wonders for the farmers of India. What do the miracle seeds refer to?

• A. Free seeds provided by the government
• B. Seeds that grow fast
• C. Seeds that do not rot
• D. High yielding variety seeds

Answer 1

The correct option is D High yielding variety seeds

The Green Revolution in India in the late 1960s increased the cultivation of wheat and rice using high yielding variety (HYV) seeds. HYV seeds produce a lot more grains on a single plant compared to regular seeds. As a result, the same piece of land could produce far larger quantities of food grains than was possible earlier. Hence, they were also called ‘miracle’ seeds.