Question

Who is known as ‘Father of the White Revolution of India’?

• A. Verghese Kurien
• B. M. S. Swaminathan
• C. Norman E. Borlaug
• D. B.R. Ambedkar

Hint:

Verghese Kurien's pioneering work in the dairy sector changed India’s milk production and empowered millions of rural farmers.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

The White Revolution is specifically about India's dairy and milk cooperative movement, distinct from the crop-focused Green Revolution.
Swaminathan and Borlaug are both tied to the Green Revolution's crop yields, not dairy, and Ambedkar's legacy is constitutional and social reform, unrelated to either.
Verghese Kurien built the cooperative dairy model that drove the White Revolution, earning him that title.
So, the correct answer is Verghese Kurien.

Answer 2

India's major development "revolutions" are each associated with a distinct founding figure, so lining up figure to revolution clarifies this one:

1. M. S. Swaminathan: Tied to the Green Revolution in crop production, a different sector and a different revolution altogether.
2. Norman E. Borlaug: Tied to the Green Revolution on the international stage, again crops rather than dairy.
3. B.R. Ambedkar: Tied to constitutional drafting and social reform, unconnected to any agricultural revolution.
4. Verghese Kurien: Tied specifically to the White Revolution, through building India's dairy cooperative movement.

Matching each name to its correct revolution leaves only one tied to milk and dairy.

Therefore, the correct answer is Verghese Kurien.