Question

Read the following statements related to Sonalika and Kalyan Sona. Select the correct option stating True (T) and False (F).

A. Sonalika and Kalyan Sona are semi-dwarf varieties of rice.
B. Sonalika and Kalyan Sona were developed at IRRI.
C. Sonalika and Kalyan Sona were introduced to India in 1963.
D. Sonalika and Kalyan Sona are high yielding and disease resistant.

Answer 1

Nobel laureate, Norman E. Borlaug, the father of Green Revolution, developed the semi-dwarf varieties of wheat called Sonalika and Kalyan Sona at the International Centre for Wheat and Maize Improvement in Mexico. So, statement A and B are false.
n 1963, these two semi-dwarf varieties of wheat were introduced to the wheat-growing belt of India. So, statement C is true.
These varieties were also high-yielding and disease resistant. So, statement D is true.