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Who is known as the 'Father of the Green Revolution in India'?

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Who is known as the 'Father of the Green Revolution in India'?
  1. A. Verghese Kurien
  2. B. Norman Borlaug
  3. C. Homi Bhabha
  4. D. M. S. Swaminathan
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Answer: (D) M. S. Swaminathan

M. S. Swaminathan led the introduction of high-yielding wheat and rice varieties in the 1960s, supported by Norman Borlaug's dwarf wheat. Borlaug is known as the father of the Green Revolution globally. Verghese Kurien led the White Revolution (Operation Flood), and Homi Bhabha is the architect of India's atomic energy programme.
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