Question

Modern farming methods were tried in India for the first time in …………………...
 A. Punjab
 B. western Uttar Pradesh
 C. Haryana
 D. All of these.

Answer 1

Hint: Modern farming methods are generally bought and used for achieving the aim of high productivity, huge output, and increased efficiency in agriculture. These methods broadly encompass the use of high yielding varieties (HYV) seeds, indiscriminate use of pesticides and insecticides, huge machines, etc.

Complete step by step answer:
Since the beginning of the Green Revolution in India in around the 1960s, the farming methods were modernized. This transformation was felt necessary because of the acute shortages of food grains in the country and to feed the country’s rising population.
The process of transition from traditional to modern ways of agriculture brought radical changes in Indian farming practices.
Norman Borlung and his team developed HYV seeds and these HYV seeds of wheat were grown for the first time in Indian history. The states of Punjab, western Uttar Pradesh, and Haryana witnessed the sowing of these seeds in the very initial period. . Because of the presence of fertile alluvial soil and sufficient water owing to the Indo- Gangetic plain, the HYV seeds were cultivated there in the initial period.
Along with HYV seeds, chemical fertilizers, insecticides and pesticides were bought to use. Electric tube wells were set up for better irrigation facilities. To make the process of plowing and harvesting easier, farmers started to use farm machineries like tractors and threshers. Crop intensification was the core underlying idea.
So, the correct answer is Option D.

Note: The fertility of the soil, availability of irrigation sources, and the climatic conditions of a place are the key determinants of the suitability of the region to the cultivation of crops of any particular variety.