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The following are major changes that occurred in agriculture in the post-Independent India.
A. Use of high yielding variety (HYV) seeds
B. Introduction of Genetically Modified (GM) crops
C. Application of chemical fertilizers and pesticides
D. Organic farming
Which of the above signify Green Revolution in late 1960s and 1970s?

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A and B
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B and C
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A and C
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B and D
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Solution

The correct option is D A and C

Green Revolution was the intensive plan of the 1960s to increase crop yields in developing countries by introducing higher-yielding strains of plant and new fertilizers. It developed new strains of high yield variety seeds, mainly wheat, rice, millet and corn.


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