RAS question
Dr. Verghese Kurien is associated with which revolution in Indian agriculture?
Correct answer: (D) White Revolution (Operation Flood).
Dr. Verghese Kurien is associated with India's White Revolution, also known as Operation Flood.
Explanation
Dr. Verghese Kurien is identified with the White Revolution because NDDB describes him as the architect of India's White Revolution, and that transformation is linked to Operation Flood. The revolution was centred on dairy, not foodgrains, oilseeds or fisheries. Kurien served as Founder Chairman of the National Dairy Development Board from 1965 to 1998, drew up Operation Flood in the late 1960s, and NDDB says it helped India emerge as the world's largest milk producer. He is also associated with Amul and GCMMF, while NDDB records that he served as Founder Chairman of the Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Yellow Revolution refers to oilseeds, whereas Kurien's recognised contribution is dairy development through the White Revolution.
- (B) Green Revolution concerns agricultural foodgrain productivity and is associated with M.S. Swaminathan, not Kurien's dairy-led work.
- (C) Blue Revolution is linked to fisheries, while Kurien is connected to milk production and Operation Flood.
Concept
Indian Geography covers sector-specific agricultural revolutions and the personalities attached to them. RAS preparation often compresses a whole sectoral change, here dairy development, into a leader-revolution pairing.