RAS question
Which revolution is associated with increased oilseed production in India?
Correct answer: (D) Yellow Revolution.
The Yellow Revolution is associated with the increase in oilseed production in India through the Technology Mission on Oilseeds.
Explanation
The Yellow Revolution refers to India’s push for higher oilseed production and edible-oil self-sufficiency. It was linked to the Technology Mission on Oilseeds during 1986-90. The Press Information Bureau, Government of India notes that India had a phase of self-sufficiency during the “Yellow Revolution”, spearheaded by the Technology Mission on Oilseeds. This makes option D the best answer: the revolution was specifically tied to oilseeds, not to foodgrains, milk, or horticulture. The broader idea is that oilseeds were treated as a strategic agricultural sector because domestic edible-oil production and self-reliance depended on improving them.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Golden Revolution is not the oilseed-linked revolution here; the oilseed self-sufficiency push is identified as the Yellow Revolution.
- (B) White Revolution is not linked to oilseed production; the oilseed mission is tied to the Yellow Revolution.
- (C) Green Revolution is not the oilseed answer here because oilseeds are specifically connected with the Yellow Revolution and the Technology Mission on Oilseeds.
Concept
This tests the standard agriculture-revolutions mapping in Indian Geography. It recurs in RAS because oilseeds, edible-oil self-reliance, and crop-specific missions link static geography with government agricultural policy.