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Event Green Revolution
Asked 2 times across 2 UPSC exams over 2 years (2020–2022), peaking in 2020.
Key insights
- Most tested in CAPF — 1 of 2 PYQs
- Most asked in 2020
- Recurs across 2 years (2020–2022)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CAPF 2020 → GEO 2022
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (2 of 2) are since 2016.
Related concepts
Ideas UPSC tests alongside this one — keep exploring.
Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
GEO2022
The Green Revolution as an agrarian revolution aimed at revolutionizing the production of
- A food grains ✓
- B fruits and vegetables
- C cereals
- D fisheries
✓ Correct answer: (A)
Agriculture › Crops & Cropping Systems
CAPF2020
In which of the following states high yielding varieties of food grains were introduced as part of the first phase of Green Revolution (1966-72)?
- Andhra Pradesh
- Tamil Nadu
- Punjab
- Haryana
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
- A 1, 2 and 3
- B 2, 3 and 4
- C 1 and 2 only
- D 3 and 4 only ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
Agriculture › Crops & Cropping Systems
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