Green Revolution
Green Revolution is a Current Affairs concept from the MPSC syllabus, tested in 9 past MPSC questions across 7 exam years between 2013 and 2024. Below are those real questions with their correct answers and explanations, plus the concepts worth being comfortable with first.
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एम.एस. स्वामीनाथन यांच्याविषयी योग्य विधाने ओळख, Identify the correct statements regarding M.S. Swaminathan.
(a)ते तामिळनाडू येथील निवासी होते. / He was resident of Tamil Nadu.
(b)त्यांचे उच्च शिक्षण ऑक्सफर्ड विद्यापीठात झाले होते. / He was educated from Oxford University.
(c)ते कृषी विभागाचे शास्त्रज्ञ होते. / He was Scientist of Agriculture department.
(d)ते काहीकाळ राज्यसभा सदस्य होते. / He was Member of Rajya Sabha for some time.
(e)त्यांना रॅमन मॅगसेसे पुरस्कार मिळाला होता. / He was awarded by Raman Magsaysay award.
M.S. Swaminathan was born in Tamil Nadu, was a renowned agricultural scientist, served as a Rajya Sabha member, and received the Ramon Magsaysay Award. However, he was educated at Cambridge University (School of Agriculture), not Oxford.
पहिल्या हरितक्रांतीत खालीलपैकी कोणत्या गोष्टीची काळजी घेतली नाही ? / The first Green Revolution did not take care of which of the following areas ?
(a)कोर्डवाहू प्रदेश / Rainfed areas
(b)किनारी प्रदेश / Coastal areas
(c)सुपीक जमिनीचे प्रदेश / Fertile soil areas
(d)वाळवंटी प्रदेश / Arid areas
The first Green Revolution primarily targeted well-irrigated and fertile soil regions, thereby neglecting rainfed (koradwahu), coastal, and arid regions.
खालीलपैकी कोणते/कोणती विधाने हरितक्रांती संबंधी बरोबर आहे ? Which of the following statements is/are correct about the Green Revolution ?
(a)तांदूळ व गहू या सारखी तृणधान्ये उत्पादनावर भर होता. / There was emphasis mainly on cereals like rice and wheat.
(b)कडधान्ये, फळे आणि भाजीपाला/उत्पादनात घट. / There was a loss of productivity of pulses, fruits and vegetables.
(c)कडधान्ये, फळे व भाजीपाला उत्पादनावर भर. / There was emphasis mainly on pulses, fruits and vegetables cultivation.
(d)वर्षामागून वर्षे जमिनीच्या सुपीकतेत हळू हळू घट. / There was a gradual decrease in soil fertility year after year.
The first Green Revolution focused heavily on cereals like rice and wheat, leading to a decline in pulses and vegetables, and caused long-term soil fertility reduction.
11व्या पंचवार्षिक योजनेतील राष्ट्रीय कृषी विकास योजनेचे प्रमुख उद्दिष्ट कोणते ? / The main objective of Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojna in 11th five year plan was :
Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) was launched during the 11th Five Year Plan to incentivize states to increase public investment in agriculture and allied sectors to achieve higher growth rates.
भारतातील भूअधिकार सुधारणा धोरणाचे खालीलपैकी कोणते ध्येय नव्हते ?
Land reform policies in India focused on abolition of intermediaries, tenancy reforms, and cooperative farming, whereas agricultural finance is handled by banking institutions and RBI/NABARD, not as a primary core goal of land tenure reforms.