Which of the following pairs is correctly matched?

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 2

The correct answer is Option (2) → Farming system used by India’s farming community – Mixed crop-livestock farming

Indian farmers keep cattle, goats and fowl along with their crops. This is the mixed crop-livestock farming system.

Option (1) Livestock with the largest share in India (2019) – Sheep and goats — Incorrect. Poultry has the largest share, 61 per cent.

Option (2) Farming system used by India’s farming community – Mixed crop-livestock farming — Correct. Crops and livestock are raised together on the same farm.

Option (3) Livestock sector – provides alternate livelihood mainly to large farmers — Incorrect. It gives livelihood to small and marginal farmers and landless labourers.

Option (4) Milk production between 1951 and 2021 – rose about two times — Incorrect. It rose about twelve times.

NCERT (2026-27): “5.5 Diversification into Productive Activities … Animal Husbandry: In India, the farming community uses the mixed crop-livestock farming system —cattle, goats, fowl are the widely held species. Livestock production provides increased stability in income, food security, transport, fuel and nutrition for the family without disrupting other food-producing activities. Today, livestock sector alone provides alternate livelihood options to over 70 million small and marginal farmers including landless labourers. A significant number of women also find employment in the livestock sector. Chart 5.1 shows the distribution of livestock in India. Poultry accounts for the largest share with 61 per cent followed by others. Other animals which include camels, asses, horses, ponies and mules are in the lowest rung. India had about 303 million cattle, including 110 million buffaloes in 2019. Performance of the Indian dairy sector over the last three decades has been quite impressive. Milk production in the country has increased by about twelve times between 1951-2021. …”