Question

Give the drawbacks of green Revolution.

Answer 1

The drawbacks of the Green Revolution were as follows -

1. It was concentrated only on one crop, ie, wheat.
2. It promoted the use of chemical fertilizers.
3. It caused a decrease in the ground water table due to the use of fertilizers.
4. It caused land degradation leading to pollution.
5. It was costly in nature.

Answer 2

Drawbacks are follows
Northern cities of India like Uttar Pradesh Punjab Haryana etc flourished but it was restricted to 3 southern states
created middle class farmer groups and gave rise to unemployment