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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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