Which of the following has not been a component of the agricultural strategy that brought about the Green Revolution? (1) Greater intensity of cropping (2) Guaranteed maximum prices (3) New agricultural technology (4) Package of inputs
(2) Guaranteed maximum prices Explanation: The Introduction of Highyielding varieties of seeds and the increased use of fertilizers and irrigation are known collectively as the Green Revolution, which provided the increase in production needed to make India self-sufficient in food grains, thus improving agriculture in India. Genetically modified high-yielding wheat was first introduced to India in 1963 by Dr. Norman Borlaug.