Question

    “HD” Series of Varieties is related to _________________.

    A Rice Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Wheat Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Pulses Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Vegetables Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E Flowers Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Under the leadership of ICAR, ‘HD’ series of wheat varieties were developed by IARI, New Delhi. The ‘HD’ series of wheat varieties now covers nearly 140 lakh hectare area out of 317 lakh hectare of wheat growing area in the country. Per hectare productivity of wheat has now sky-rocketed to 3,424 kg, which was just 669 kg during 1946-47. The nation harvested a record 110 million tonnes of wheat during 2020-21.

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