Q. What was the Green Revolution? / हरित क्रांति क्या थी?
A) Industrial Development Program
B) Agricultural Revolution to increase food production
C) Environmental Protection Movement
D) Irrigation Project
Answer: B) Agricultural Revolution to increase food production

Q. In which decade did the Green Revolution begin in India? / भारत में हरित क्रांति किस दशक में शुरू हुई?
A) 1940s
B) 1950s
C) 1960s
D) 1980s
Answer: C) 1960s

Q. Who is known as the “Father of the Green Revolution” in India? / भारत में “हरित क्रांति के जनक” किसे कहा जाता है?
A) Verghese Kurien
B) M.S. Swaminathan
C) Homi Bhabha
D) Vikram Sarabhai
Answer: B) M.S. Swaminathan

Q. Which scientist is known as the “Father of the Green Revolution” globally? / विश्व स्तर पर “हरित क्रांति के जनक” किसे कहा जाता है?
A) Norman Borlaug
B) M.S. Swaminathan
C) Albert Einstein
D) Louis Pasteur
Answer: A) Norman Borlaug

Q. What was the main objective of the Green Revolution? / हरित क्रांति का मुख्य उद्देश्य क्या था?
A) Increase industrial output
B) Achieve self-sufficiency in food grains
C) Increase exports only
D) Reduce population growth
Answer: B) Achieve self-sufficiency in food grains

Q. Which crops were mainly associated with the Green Revolution? / हरित क्रांति मुख्य रूप से किन फसलों से संबंधित थी?
A) Tea and Coffee
B) Wheat and Rice
C) Cotton and Jute
D) Sugarcane and Tobacco
Answer: B) Wheat and Rice

Q. Which type of seeds played a crucial role in the Green Revolution? / हरित क्रांति में किस प्रकार के बीजों की महत्वपूर्ण भूमिका थी?
A) Traditional Seeds
B) Hybrid Seeds
C) High Yielding Variety (HYV) Seeds
D) Wild Seeds
Answer: C) High Yielding Variety (HYV) Seeds

MCQ on Green Revolution

Q. Which Indian state benefited the most from the Green Revolution initially? / प्रारंभिक रूप से हरित क्रांति से सबसे अधिक लाभ किस भारतीय राज्य को हुआ?
A) Odisha
B) Punjab
C) Assam
D) Kerala
Answer: B) Punjab

Q. Which two states became the leading beneficiaries of the Green Revolution? / हरित क्रांति के प्रमुख लाभार्थी कौन-से दो राज्य बने?
A) Kerala and Tamil Nadu
B) Punjab and Haryana
C) Bihar and Jharkhand
D) Assam and Meghalaya
Answer: B) Punjab and Haryana

Q. The Green Revolution depended heavily on what? / हरित क्रांति मुख्य रूप से किस पर निर्भर थी?
A) Rain-fed agriculture only
B) Irrigation, fertilizers and HYV seeds
C) Traditional farming methods
D) Animal husbandry
Answer: B) Irrigation, fertilizers and HYV seeds

Q. Which Five-Year Plan emphasized agricultural growth leading to the Green Revolution? / किस पंचवर्षीय योजना में कृषि विकास पर जोर दिया गया जिससे हरित क्रांति का मार्ग प्रशस्त हुआ?
A) First Plan
B) Second Plan
C) Third Plan
D) Fourth Plan
Answer: C) Third Plan

Q. Which Prime Minister is most closely associated with the Green Revolution period? / हरित क्रांति के दौर से सबसे अधिक किस प्रधानमंत्री का नाम जुड़ा है?
A) Jawaharlal Nehru
B) Lal Bahadur Shastri
C) Rajiv Gandhi
D) Morarji Desai
Answer: B) Lal Bahadur Shastri

Q. What slogan given by Lal Bahadur Shastri encouraged agricultural production? / लाल बहादुर शास्त्री का कौन-सा नारा कृषि उत्पादन को बढ़ावा देने के लिए प्रसिद्ध है?
A) Garibi Hatao
B) Jai Jawan Jai Kisan
C) Do or Die
D) Vande Mataram
Answer: B) Jai Jawan Jai Kisan

MCQ on Green Revolution

Q. Which organization was established to procure and distribute food grains? / खाद्यान्नों की खरीद और वितरण के लिए कौन-सा संगठन स्थापित किया गया?
A) RBI
B) FCI
C) NABARD
D) SEBI
Answer: B) FCI

Q. What is the full form of FCI? / FCI का पूर्ण रूप क्या है?
A) Food Corporation of India
B) Farmers Corporation of India
C) Federal Crop Institution
D) Food Council of India
Answer: A) Food Corporation of India

Q. Which agricultural input increased significantly during the Green Revolution? / हरित क्रांति के दौरान किस कृषि निवेश का उपयोग काफी बढ़ा?
A) Organic manure only
B) Chemical fertilizers
C) Traditional tools
D) Animal labor
Answer: B) Chemical fertilizers

Q. Which irrigation method was widely expanded during the Green Revolution? / हरित क्रांति के दौरान किस सिंचाई व्यवस्था का व्यापक विस्तार हुआ?
A) Rainwater harvesting only
B) Canal and tube-well irrigation
C) River transport
D) Flood irrigation only
Answer: B) Canal and tube-well irrigation

Q. What was one major achievement of the Green Revolution? / हरित क्रांति की एक प्रमुख उपलब्धि क्या थी?
A) Reduction in food grain production
B) Food grain self-sufficiency
C) Decline in agricultural output
D) Elimination of irrigation
Answer: B) Food grain self-sufficiency

MCQ on Green Revolution

Q. Which crop showed the highest increase in production during the Green Revolution? / हरित क्रांति के दौरान किस फसल के उत्पादन में सबसे अधिक वृद्धि हुई?
A) Wheat
B) Tea
C) Coffee
D) Jute
Answer: A) Wheat

Q. What was a major limitation of the Green Revolution? / हरित क्रांति की एक प्रमुख सीमा क्या थी?
A) It reduced crop production
B) Benefits were concentrated in certain regions
C) It eliminated modern technology
D) It discouraged irrigation
Answer: B) Benefits were concentrated in certain regions

Q. Which region of India benefited the least from the Green Revolution initially? / प्रारंभ में भारत का कौन-सा क्षेत्र हरित क्रांति से सबसे कम लाभान्वित हुआ?
A) North-Western India
B) Eastern India
C) Punjab
D) Haryana
Answer: B) Eastern India

Q. The Green Revolution increased the demand for which resource? / हरित क्रांति ने किस संसाधन की मांग बढ़ा दी?
A) Water
B) Coal
C) Petroleum
D) Gold
Answer: A) Water

Q. Which sector of the Indian economy was transformed by the Green Revolution? / भारतीय अर्थव्यवस्था के किस क्षेत्र में हरित क्रांति ने बड़ा परिवर्तन किया?
A) Manufacturing
B) Agriculture
C) Banking
D) Tourism
Answer: B) Agriculture

Q. Which institution played a major role in agricultural research during the Green Revolution? / हरित क्रांति के दौरान कृषि अनुसंधान में किस संस्था की महत्वपूर्ण भूमिका थी?
A) ISRO
B) ICAR
C) DRDO
D) ONGC
Answer: B) ICAR

Q. What is the full form of ICAR? / ICAR का पूर्ण रूप क्या है?
A) Indian Council of Agricultural Research
B) International Council of Agricultural Resources
C) Indian Committee for Agricultural Reforms
D) Institute of Crop and Agricultural Research
Answer: A) Indian Council of Agricultural Research

Q. Which country provided support for HYV seed technology used in the Green Revolution? / हरित क्रांति में उपयोग की गई HYV बीज तकनीक के लिए किस देश ने सहायता प्रदान की?
A) Japan
B) Mexico
C) Russia
D) Germany
Answer: B) Mexico

Q. The Green Revolution helped India reduce dependence on what? / हरित क्रांति ने भारत की किस पर निर्भरता कम करने में मदद की?
A) Foreign food imports
B) Industrial exports
C) Tourism revenue
D) Coal production
Answer: A) Foreign food imports

Q. Which environmental issue emerged due to intensive farming during the Green Revolution? / हरित क्रांति के दौरान गहन खेती के कारण कौन-सी पर्यावरणीय समस्या उत्पन्न हुई?
A) Soil degradation
B) Glacier melting
C) Volcanic activity
D) Earthquakes
Answer: A) Soil degradation

MCQ on Green Revolution

Q. The Green Revolution is often considered a landmark event in India’s ______. / हरित क्रांति को भारत के ______ में एक महत्वपूर्ण घटना माना जाता है।
A) Industrial History
B) Agricultural History
C) Colonial History
D) Military History
Answer: B) Agricultural History

Q. The success of the Green Revolution laid the foundation for which goal? / हरित क्रांति की सफलता ने किस लक्ष्य की नींव रखी?
A) Food Security
B) Nuclear Power
C) Space Exploration
D) Privatization
Answer: A) Food Security