In the following identify the characteristics of dairy farming?
(A) Highly Capital Intensive
(B) Poor Health Care
(C) Storage Facilities for fodder
(D) Animal Sheds
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (A), (C) and (D) only
Dairy farming is the most advanced and efficient type of rearing of milch animals. It needs heavy spending and great care of the animals.
(A) Highly Capital Intensive — Correct. Sheds, fodder stores, and feeding and milching machines cost a lot of money, so dairy farming is highly capital intensive.
(B) Poor Health Care — Incorrect. Dairy farms lay special emphasis on cattle breeding, health care and veterinary services, because healthy animals give more milk. Dairy farms take great care of animal health. NTA added the word poor, and the line said the opposite of the book.
(C) Storage Facilities for fodder — Correct. Milch animals must be fed all through the year, so fodder is stored on the farm.
(D) Animal Sheds — Correct. The animals are kept and milked in sheds, which are part of the farm’s cost.
NCERT (2026-27): “Dairy Farming … Dairy is the most advanced and efficient type of rearing of milch animals. It is highly capital intensive. Animal sheds, storage facilities for fodder, feeding and milching machines add to the cost of dairy farming. Special emphasis is laid on cattle breeding, health care and veterinary services.” |