Equal emphasis is laid on crop cultivation and animal husbandry in which of the following?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Mixed Farming
Option (1) Mixed Farming — Correct. Mixed farms grow crops such as wheat, barley, oats and fodder, and also keep cattle, sheep, pigs and poultry. Equal emphasis is laid on crop cultivation and animal husbandry, and the animals give the main income along with crops.
Option (2) Plantation Agriculture — Incorrect. It is single crop specialisation on large estates — tea, coffee, cocoa, rubber, sugarcane and the like — with no place for animal rearing.
Option (3) Market Gardening — Incorrect. It grows high value crops such as vegetables, fruits and flowers for urban markets.
Option (4) Horticulture — Incorrect. Like market gardening, it specialises in vegetables, fruits and flowers, not in animals.
NCERT (2025-26): “Plantation Agriculture … Plantation agriculture as mentioned above was introduced by the Europeans in colonies situated in the tropics. Some of the important plantation crops are tea, coffee, cocoa, rubber, cotton, oil palm, sugarcane, bananas and pineapples.… Mixed Farming … Mixed farms are moderate in size and usually the crops associated with it are wheat, barley, oats, rye, maize, fodder and root crops. Fodder crops are an important component of mixed farming. Crop rotation and intercropping play an important role in maintaining soil fertility. Equal emphasis is laid on crop cultivation and animal husbandry. Animals like cattle, sheep, pigs and poultry provide the main income along with crops. Mixed farming is characterised by high capital expenditure on farm machinery and building, extensive use of chemical fertilisers and green manures and also by the skill and expertise of the farmers.… Market Gardening and Horticulture Market gardening and horticulture specialise in the cultivation of high value crops such as vegetables, fruits and flowers, solely for the urban markets.…” |