Match List-I with List-II:
| List-I | List-II |
|---|---|
| a. Black Revolution | 1. Milk |
| b. Blue Revolution | 2. Food crops |
| c. White Revolution | 3. Petroleum |
| d. Green Revolution | 4. Fish |
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
Code (in the order a b c d):
- A3 4 1 2
- B3 1 4 2
- C4 1 3 2
- D1 3 4 2
Show answer and explanation
Correct answer: (a) 3 4 1 2
Explanation
The correct matches are a-3, b-4, c-1, d-2:
- Black Revolution → petroleum (crude oil, "black gold");
- Blue Revolution → fish (fisheries and aquaculture);
- White Revolution → milk: Operation Flood, launched in 1970 under Verghese Kurien, made India the world's largest milk producer;
- Green Revolution → food crops: high-yielding varieties of wheat and rice from the mid-1960s, with M.S. Swaminathan as its leading scientist in India.