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Green Revolution in India occurred during

A. 1950

B. 1960

C. 1980

D. 1990

Answer: Option B

Solution (By Examveda Team)

Green Revolution in India occurred in 1960.
The Green Revolution in India was initiated in the 1960s by introducing high-yielding varieties of rice and wheat to increase food production to alleviate hunger and poverty.
It was a period that began in the 1960s during which agriculture in India was converted into a modern industrial system by the adoption of technology, such as the use of high-yielding variety (HYV) seeds, mechanized farm tools, irrigation facilities, pesticides and fertilizers.

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