Question

Q10. What is meant by the Green
Revolution? Mention some of its important
features. OR How can you say that
Palampur is a well-developed village?​

Answer 1

The Green Revolution in the late 1960s introduced the Indian farmer tocultivation of wheat and rice using High Yielding Varieties (HYVs) of seeds. ... HYV seeds, however, needed plenty of water and also chemical fertilizers and pesticides toproduce best results.


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Answer 2

Explanation:

Green revolution refers to the introduction of High yielding variety (HYV) of seeds and increased use of fertilizer and irrigation methods. It took place during the 1960s especially 1965onwards. It was aimed at providing increase in production to make India self-sufficient in food grains

(i) High Yielding Varieties seeds promised to produce much greater amounts of grain on a single plant. (ii) Use of advanced technology, chemical fertilisers, pesticides and well-developed system of irrigation. (iii) These steps solved food crisis in India and made India self-sufficient in foodgrains.