RAS question
Blue Revolution in India is associated with:
Correct answer: (B) Fish production.
Blue Revolution in India is associated with fish production and aquaculture, especially the growth of fisheries production and productivity.
Explanation
Blue Revolution refers to the push to increase fish production and aquaculture in India. The Press Information Bureau, Government of India release describes the Centrally Sponsored Scheme on Blue Revolution, formally linked to the integrated development and management of fisheries, and says it focused mainly on increasing fisheries production and productivity in both inland and marine sectors. That is why fish production is the correct association, not a general water-sector or farming label. The question tests whether the colour-revolution term is matched to the right economic activity. India is the world's second-largest fish producer after China, which reinforces the importance of fisheries in Indian geography and economy.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Irrigation expansion concerns water supply for agriculture, but Blue Revolution identifies the scheme with fisheries production and productivity, not irrigation.
- (C) Oilseed production is associated with the Yellow Revolution, so it does not match the fisheries focus of the Blue Revolution.
- (D) Organic farming is not the named focus of Blue Revolution, which is linked to integrated development and management of fisheries.
Concept
This tests the Indian geography theme of agricultural and allied-sector revolutions. It recurs in RAS because colour-revolution terms are a compact way to connect production sectors, schemes and economic geography.