Rearing of animals organized on scientific basis is termed as _____.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Ranching
Ranching is commercial livestock rearing on large, fenced ranches.
Option (1) Nomadic herding — Incorrect. Herders move with their animals in search of pasture and water. It is subsistence rearing, not scientific.
Option (2) Fazenda — Incorrect. A fazenda is a coffee plantation in Brazil.
Option (3) Ranching — Correct. The main emphasis is on breeding, genetic improvement, disease control and health care of the animals.
Option (4) Milpa — Incorrect. Milpa is the name of shifting cultivation in central America and Mexico.
NCERT (2026-27): “Commercial Livestock Rearing … Rearing of animals in ranching is organised on a scientific basis. The main emphasis is on breeding, genetic improvement, disease control and health care of the animals.” |