Q. Consider the following statements:

1. The Green Revolution in the late 1960s introduced the Indian farmer to cultivation of wheat and rice using high yielding varieties (HYVs) of seeds.
2. Traditional seeds needed high to very high irrigation.

Which of the above is / are correct?
Answer: Only 1
Notes: Only the first statement is correct. The second statement is incorrect. 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. As a result, the same piece of land would now produce far larger quantities of foodgrains than was possible earlier. However, the second statement is incorrect. Traditional seeds needed less irrigation.