M.S. Swaminathan: Plant Breeding Pioneer — NEET Biology
📚 Practice ConceptBorn in August 1925 in Kumbakonam in Tamil Nadu, Monkombu Sambasivan Swaminathan did his graduation and post-graduation in Botany from Madras University. He worked in different capacities in large number of institutions in India and abroad and developed his expertise in genetics and plant breeding.
Consider the following statements: 1. Biology progressed slower than physics and chemistry in terms of formalised scientific development. 2. Discoveries like antibiotics, plant-derived drugs, and anaesthetics improved both medical practice and human health. 3. Twentieth and twenty-first centuries showed reduced utility of biological knowledge compared to earlier times. 4. Agricultural practices, food processing, and diagnostics brought socio-cultural changes in communities. 5. M.S. Swaminathan collaborated with Norman Borlaug to introduce Mexican varieties of wheat in India, initiating the Green Revolution. Which of the above statements are correct?
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