With which crop's production is the Round Revolution related?

2020

With which crop's production is the Round Revolution related?

  1. A.

    Rice

  2. B.

    Potato

  3. C.

    Wheat

  4. D.

    Oilseeds

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Correct answer: B

Concept: India has launched a series of government-backed “revolutions,” each named for a distinct commodity group whose production and productivity it aims to multiply — for example, cereal foodgrains, milk, oilseeds, or a specific horticultural crop. Identifying the crop behind a named revolution means matching that name to its designated commodity group.

Application: The Round Revolution is the drive — led by agencies such as the Central Potato Research Institute (Shimla) under ICAR — to raise potato production and yield in India through improved, high-yielding tuber varieties. Because potato is the commodity this revolution specifically targets, potato is the correct crop.

Cross-check: Contrasting the other offered crops confirms this by elimination —

  • Rice and wheat form the foodgrain basket driven by the Green Revolution, a separate government push for cereal output.

  • Oilseeds are the commodity group targeted by the Yellow Revolution, another distinct drive.

So among the offered crops, potato is the one governed by the Round Revolution.

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