Question

Which crops were notably excluded from the Green Revolution's crop enhancement efforts?

1. Pulses, coarse cereals, and oilseeds
2. Wheat and rice
3. Cotton, tea, and jute
4. Sugarcane and maize

• A. i only
• B. i, iii
• C. i, iv
• D. All

Answer 1

Answer:

A. i only

• During the Green Revolution, there was a prominent emphasis on enhancing the productivity and yield of food grain crops, primarily focusing on staple crops like wheat, rice, jawar, bajra, and maize.
• These crops were extensively worked upon, leading to significant advancements in agricultural practices and technologies associated with their cultivation.
• Crops such as pulses, which encompass a diverse range of leguminous plants like lentils, chickpeas, and beans, along with coarse cereals like millets and sorghum, and oilseeds, were not a primary focal point of the Green Revolution's interventions.
• Consequently, the advancement of farming techniques and technologies, including the implementation of high-yielding varieties and modern agricultural practices, was largely limited to the aforementioned food grain crops.