Question : Assertion : Green revolution was comparatively less effective in developing world where farmers were dependent on conventional breeding Reason : In developing world, inability to buy expensive agro-chemicals forced farmers to rely on conventional breeding.

Question : Assertion : Green revolution was comparatively less effecti

1.	Question : Assertion : Green revolution was comparatively less effective in developing world where farmers were dependent on conventional breeding Reason : In developing world, inability to buy expensive agro-chemicals forced farmers to rely on conventional breeding.
Answer» If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion If assertion is true but reason is false If both assertion and reason are false Solution :Given revolution was the phase of enormous increase in the agricultural production when high yielding improved varieties of crop plants were used. But the increased yield was partly due to use of improved crop varieties but MAINLY due to use of better MANAGEMENT practies and agrochemicals (chemical and fertilisers). These practics and agrochemicals were generally very expensive in developing world which the farmers could not affort. Hence, the farmers of developing world could not affors. Hence, the fgarmer of developing world relied mainly on cheaper methods of CONVENTIONAL breeding THUS green revolution could METHOD of conventional breeding thus green revolution could not become as productive or effective as it was in developed world.