Explanation:

Only statements 1&2 are correct.

• Statement 3rd is incorrect: Verghese Kurien is known as the Father of the White Revolution. He is so called because of his initiatives and immense contribution to the dairy sector.

Green Revolution in India

• The father of the green revolution in India, Dr. M.S. Swaminathan passed away recently.

• A period of rapid, scientific agricultural advancement in the mid-1960s that involved growing a high-yielding, disease-resistant variety of wheat was the beginning of India’s Green Revolution.

• The green revolution in India primarily started in the state of Punjab.

• Dr. Swaminathan was the key architect of this movement and he is considered as the father of the green revolution in India.

• Norman Borlaug is considered as the Father of Green Revolution of the world.

• Short-straw or dwarf varieties of crops like rice and wheat formed the basis of India’s Green Revolution.

• Dwarf strains have a higher Harvest Index, which means that the plant puts more of its energy resources into seeds rather than leaves or other plant structures.

• High-yielding varieties of crops, or HYVs, produced a higher yield of crop per hectare in comparison to traditional variants.

• IR8, a variety of rice developed by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) was one of the main HYVs grown during the Green Revolution.

• Other HYVs grown during the Green Revolution in India included Kalyan Sona and Sonalika varieties of wheat. 

Hence option 2nd is correct.