2018 · Q43
Which one of the following was not a part of the strategies followed by the Government of India to increase food grain production in India immediately after Independence?
General KnowledgeIndian Economy
- AIntensification of cropping over already cultivated land
- BIncreasing cultivable area by bringing cultivable and fallow land under plough
- CUsing high-yielding varieties (HYV) seeds
- DSwitching over from cash crops to food crops
Explanation
Immediately after Independence, India pursued extensification (bringing fallow and cultivable waste land under the plough), intensification of cropping on existing land, and shifting acreage from cash crops to food crops to meet food shortages. High-yielding variety seeds were introduced only in the mid-1960s with the Green Revolution, nearly two decades later. Hence HYV seeds were not part of the immediate post-Independence strategy.