Correct option is B
Punjab was the first state in India to try out new wheat seeds during the Green Revolution:
- The Green Revolution was introduced in Punjab in the late 1960s.
- The Indian government and the Ford Foundation collaborated to import wheat seeds from the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT).
- The Punjab Agricultural University introduced new high-yield varieties of wheat and rice in the Ludhiana district.
- The Green Revolution was a development program that used high-yielding variety (HYV) seeds to increase food grain production.
- The use of HYV seeds required the use of fertilizer, pesticides, and water in the correct quantities.
- Farmers who could use HYV seeds needed reliable irrigation facilities and the financial resources to purchase fertilizer and pesticides.