Question

The concept of White Revolution is associated with_______.

• A. food crops
• B. milk
• C. cotton
• D. pesticides

Answer 1

The correct option is B

milk

The correct option is B.

Explanation of the correct option:

1. White revolution is associated with milk.
2. Verghese Kurien is known as the ‘Father of the White Revolution in India'.
3. He was a social entrepreneur whose ‘billion-liter idea’, Operation Flood, made dairy farming India’s largest self-sustaining industry and the largest rural employment sector providing a third of all rural income.

Explanation of the incorrect option:

Option A:

1. The Green Revolution in India was initiated by introducing high-yielding varieties of rice and wheat to increase food production to alleviate hunger and poverty and it was associated with food crops.
2. Hence the concept of the White Revolution is not associated with food crops.

Option C:

1. Silver Fiber Revolution was associated with cotton.
2. Hence the concept of the White Revolution is not associated with cotton.

Option D:

1. India developed 217,000 tonnes of pesticides in the year 2019.
2. The Green Revolution resulted in the large-scale use of pesticides and synthetic nitrogen fertilizers, giving rise to improved irrigation projects and crop varieties. Hence the concept of the White Revolution is not associated with pesticides.

Final answer: The concept of the White Revolution is associated with milk.