CAPF AC 2022 Q66: Indian Economy – Agriculture & Rural Development
‘Operation Flood’ is also popularly known as
- (a) the Green Revolution
- (b) the White Revolution
- (c) the Blue Revolution
- (d) the Yellow Revolution
Answer: (b) the White Revolution
Explanation
Operation Flood
How to think: the flood here is a flood of milk.
Milk is white, so the programme is called the White Revolution.
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Launched | 1970 |
| By | National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) |
| Leader | Dr Verghese Kurien, the Milkman of India |
| Model | The Anand (Amul) cooperative pattern of Gujarat |
| Result | India became the largest milk producer in the world |
Colour revolutions:
| Revolution | Product |
|---|---|
| Green | Food grains (wheat and rice) |
| White | Milk |
| Blue | Fish |
| Yellow | Oilseeds |
| Golden | Horticulture and honey |
| Pink | Onions, prawns |
Answer: (b) the White Revolution.
Why each option is right or wrong
- (a) Incorrect. The Green Revolution was about wheat and rice.
- (b) CORRECT. Operation Flood is the White Revolution in milk production.
- (c) Incorrect. The Blue Revolution is about fish production.
- (d) Incorrect. The Yellow Revolution is about oilseeds.
Key point
Operation Flood: 1970, NDDB, Verghese Kurien, Anand pattern, three phases to 1996. National Milk Day: 26 November (Kurien's birthday). India is the world's largest milk producer.
Remember
Operation Flood = White Revolution = milk = Kurien.
Common mistakes
- Linking flood with water and marking the Blue Revolution.
- Mixing up M. S. Swaminathan (Green Revolution) with Verghese Kurien.
- Forgetting that the programme was run by the NDDB from Anand.
Exam tip
Educated guess: match the colour to the product. Milk is white; fish live in blue water; mustard oil is yellow.
Sources
- NCERT Class IX Economics — The Story of Village Palampur and NCERT Class XI Economics — Indian Economic Development (Rural Development: diversification, Operation Flood)
- National Dairy Development Board — Operation Flood