उच्चतम उत्पादनाचे वाण हा कार्यक्रम या पिकांपुरताच सिमित रहिला आहे
(a) गहू व तांदूळ
(b) ज्वारी व बाजरी
(c) मका
(d) ऊस
पर्यायी उत्तरे :

The correct answer is Option C ((a), (b), and (c)).

Key Points:
• Core Concept
• The High Yielding Varieties Programme (HYVP) was introduced during the Kharif season of 1966-67, marking the onset of the Green Revolution in India.
• Why Correct
• The official HYVP launched by the Government of India was restricted to five major food grain crops: Wheat, Rice, Jowar, Bajra, and Maize.
• Commercial and cash crops like sugarcane, cotton, and jute were not part of this core foodgrain package.
• Hence, (a) Wheat and rice, (b) Jowar and bajra, and (c) Maize are covered, while (d) Sugarcane was excluded.
• Key Details
• The programme relied on Mexican semi-dwarf wheat strains (Norman Borlaug) and dwarf rice varieties (IR-8 and Taichung Native-1).
• Exam Traps
• While the Green Revolution achieved its most dramatic yields in wheat and rice, the formal HYVP scope included the coarse cereals (jowar, bajra, maize) as well, but strictly excluded cash crops like sugarcane.
• Other Options
• Options 1 and 2 represent partial lists.
• Option 4 is incorrect because sugarcane was not an HYVP crop.
• Key Takeaway: The HYV Programme (1966-67) covered five major cereals: wheat, rice, jowar, bajra, and maize, excluding sugarcane.