Which of the following were the positive effects of the Green Revolution?

A) Self-sufficiency
B) Industrialization
C) Employment
D) Increase in crop production

Correct option is B

The Correct Answer is: (b) A, C, D only

Explanation:
The Green Revolution was launched in India in the mid-1960s to boost agricultural production using High-Yielding Variety (HYV) seeds, fertilizers, irrigation, and mechanized farming.

Positive effects include:

• Self-sufficiency (A): India significantly reduced its dependence on food grain imports.

• Employment (C): New farming techniques created more jobs in agriculture and related sectors.

• Increase in crop production (D): Substantial rise in wheat and rice production, particularly in Punjab, Haryana, and Western UP.

However, Industrialization (B) was not a direct effect of the Green Revolution; it remained limited to agriculture and not to broader industrial development.

Information Booster:
• The Green Revolution was spearheaded by M.S. Swaminathan in India.
• It was supported by Norman Borlaug's agricultural research globally.
• It helped India avoid famines in the late 1960s and 70s.
• It had regional impacts — mainly North-Western India benefitted initially.
• It laid the foundation for agri-business expansion but not overall industrialization.