Q.

Under which plan did the Government introduce an agricultural strategy which gave rise to Green Revolution?

A. Sixth Five-Year Plan (FYP)
B. Second FYP
C. Fourth FYP
D. Third FYP
Answer» D. Third FYP
Explanation: The Introduction of High-yielding varieties of seeds and the increased use of fertilizers and irrigation are known collectively as the Green Revolution, which provided the increase in production needed to make India self-sufficient in food grains, thus improving agriculture in India. Genetically modified high- yielding wheat was first introduced to India in 1963 by Dr. Norman Borlaug.
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