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Green revolution promotes the use of pesticides that increases the fertility of the soil.

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The given statement is false.
The fertility of the soil is reduced due to the use of chemical fertilisers and pesticides. The Green Revolution promoted using HYV seeds, chemical fertilisers and pesticides, and groundwater with tube wells for irrigation. It helped to produce higher yields and better use of resources. However, it also has a set of demerits. Due to the continuous use of fertilisers and pesticides, soil fertility is negatively affected. The tubewells use groundwater for irrigation. It results in the depletion of the water table. These resources are built over the years; it is difficult to get them back once destroyed. Hence the correct statement would be that the Green revolution promotes the use of pesticides that reduce soil fertility.

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