UPSC Prelims 2008 · General Studies
Question 41: Economy and Social Development
Norman Ernest Borlaug who is regarded as the father of the Green Revolution in India is from which country?
AnswerThe answer is (a).
Norman Borlaug was an American agronomist, born in Iowa, USA, who developed high-yielding dwarf wheat varieties while working in Mexico. He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1970 and is called the father of the Green Revolution. In India, the high-yielding wheat seeds introduced from the mid-1960s, with M. S. Swaminathan as a key partner, began the Indian Green Revolution.
Why each option is right or wrong
- (a) Borlaug was American, born in Iowa.
- (b) He did his famous work in Mexico but was not Mexican.
- (c) He was not Australian.
- (d) He was not from New Zealand.
Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2008, General Studies. UPSC's own paper isn't online; the words are from a published compilation. The paper on upsc.gov.in.