Question

Which of the following steps were taken during the Green Revolution?

• A. HYV seeds were used
• B. Local seeds were used
• C. Irrigation facilities were provided
• D. Loans for buying fertilisers and pesticides were provided

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (C), (D)

Loans for buying fertilisers and pesticides were provided

To become self-sufficient in food production, in the 1960s and 1970s, the Indian government introduced the Green Revolution - the adoption of technology and modern methods of farming to increase productivity. Farmers were given high yielding variety seeds and provided with irrigation facilities and loans to buy fertilisers and pesticides.