Question

Which of the following is a modern farming method?

• A. Multiple cropping
• B. Use of HYV seeds
• C. Use of chemical fertilisers
• D. Both (b) and (c)

Answer 1

The correct option is D Both (b) and (c)

Use of HYV seeds and use of chemical fertilisers are modern farming method. The Green Revolution in the late 1960s introduced the Indian farmer to cultivation of wheat and rice using high yielding varieties (HYVs) of seeds. Compared to the traditional seeds, the HYV seeds promised to produce much greater amounts of grain on a single plant. The other way is to use modern farming methods pesticides to produce best results. Higher yields were possible only from a combination of HYV seeds, irrigation, chemical fertilisers, pesticides etc.