. ‘Self-sufficiency’ in food, in the true sense of freedom
from hunger, has not been achieved in India in spite of a
more than three-fold rise in food grains production over
1950-1990. Which of the following are the reasons for it?
1. The green revolution has been restricted to small pockets
of the country.
2. The cost of food is too high compared to the earnings of
the poor.
3. Too much emphasis is laid on wheat and paddy compared to
the coarse grains.
4. The gains of the green revolution have largely accrued to
the cash crop rather than food crops.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Codes:
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 1, 2 and 4
(c) 1, 3 and 4
(d) 2, 3 and 4
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