Rearing of silk worms for the production of silk is known as:

Sericulture

The correct answer is Option (3) → Sericulture

The rearing of silkworms for the production of silk is known as Sericulture.

This practice involves the commercial cultivation of silkworms (most commonly Bombyx mori) to obtain silk fibers from their cocoons. The process includes feeding the larvae with mulberry leaves, allowing them to spin cocoons, and then processing those cocoons to extract raw silk threads.