question_answer 29)

  To solve the food problem of the country, which among the following is necessary? (a) Increased production and storage of food grains (b) Easy access of people to the food grain (c) People should have money to purchase the grains (d) All of the above

Answer:

  (d) With 1.04 billion people, our country ranks second in population growth around the world, According to an estimate, by the year 2020, Indian population would rise to about 1.343 billion. It is estimated that to feed such a huge population, we will require at least 241 million tonnes of grain production per annum. Therefore, it is necessary to increase production of both, plants and animals. Even in the past, to meet the demands of growing Indian population, our scientists (such as Swaminathan, Kurein) adopted methods to increase food production. A variety of 'revolutions', helped India in becoming self-reliant. These revolutions include green revolution (high production of food grains), blue revolution (enhanced fish production), white revolution (increased milk production) and yellow revolution (increased oil production). Our scientists are continuously making efforts to increase the pulse production, (i.e., golden revolution.