Multiple choice general knowledge

Who is known as the “Father of the Green Revolution in India”?

  1. Norman Ernest Borlaug

  2. M. S. Swaminathan

  3. J. S. Thomson

  4. None of these
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B Correct answer
Explanation

M. S. Swaminathan is widely recognized as the academic leader and principal architect of the Green Revolution in India for his vital role in introducing and developing high-yielding varieties of wheat and rice. Norman Borlaug is known globally as the father of the international Green Revolution, but specifically for India, the title belongs to Swaminathan.

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