Q. Write briefly about Bloodless revolution or Bhoodan.
Ans- Bhoodan or 'bloodless revolution' introduced by Vinobha bhave. It is based on redistribution of farm-lands to poor landless farmers for their economic well-being. It is started when poor landless farmers or peasants demanded some land for their economic well-being and unexpectedly Shri Ram Chandra Reddy(landowner) offered 80 acres of land to be distributed among 80 landless villegers. This act is known as BHOODAN or BLOODLESS REVOLUTION.
Q. What do you mean by the term 'Green Revolution'?
Ans- Green revolution used to descibe the spectacular increase in the production of foodgrains in India. It has been large-scale use of high yeilding variety of seeds and the development of surface and ground water irrigation. Large scale use of fertilisers, insectisides and pesticides,landreforms,rural electrification and farm mechanisations has caused Green Revolution.
Q.What are millets and why are they callled coarse grains? Give some examples and areas they are grown in?
Ans- Jowar,bajra and ragi are the important millets grown in India.These are known as coarse grains but they have very nutritional value.
1. JOWAR-Maharastra is the largest producer of jowar followed by Karnataka,Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.
2. Bajra- Rajasthan is the largest producer of bajra followed by Uttar Pradesh,Maharashtra,Gujarat and Haryana.
3.Ragi- Karnataka is the largest producer of Ragi followed by TamilNadu.Apart from these states,Himachal Pradesh,Uttarakhand,,Sikkim,Jharkhand and Arunachal Pradesh are also important for the production of ragi.
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