RAS question
Golden Revolution in India is related to:
Correct answer: (D) Horticulture and honey.
The Golden Revolution in India is associated with the development of horticulture and honey production since the 1990s.
Explanation
The Golden Revolution refers to the post-1990s development of horticulture, covering fruits, vegetables and flowers, along with honey production. National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) supports the horticulture link by noting that the horticulture revolution changed the landscape of agriculture, improved the consumption and availability of fruits and vegetables, and led farmers to take up vegetable and fruit cultivation. Horticulture and honey together define the Golden Revolution in this standard agriculture-revolution mapping. Separate outputs or crops do not capture the Golden Revolution's horticulture-and-honey focus.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Fish production is separate from the Golden Revolution's horticulture-and-honey focus.
- (B) Wheat production is linked in the NABARD source to the Green Revolution's move towards grain self-sufficiency, not to the Golden Revolution.
- (C) Milk production is mentioned by NABARD as an area where India is a leading producer, while the Golden Revolution is tied to horticulture and honey, not milk.
Concept
The standard agriculture-revolution mapping used in Indian geography connects the Golden Revolution with horticulture and honey. The term recurs in RAS because such labels connect farming sectors with post-Independence agricultural change.