Truck farming specializes in the production of ______________ .
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → vegetables
Option (1) plantation crops — Incorrect. Crops like tea, coffee, cocoa and rubber are grown in plantation agriculture, on large estates with single crop specialisation, not on truck farms.
Option (2) vegetables — Correct. Where farmers specialise in vegetables only, the farming is called truck farming. The farms lie within the distance a truck can cover overnight to the market, hence the name.
Option (3) milk — Incorrect. Milk comes from dairy farming, the most advanced type of rearing of milch animals.
Option (4) cereals — Incorrect. Cereals such as wheat are grown in extensive commercial grain cultivation on very large farms, far from the city market that truck farms serve.
Note: A similar question was also asked in CUET (UG) 2026 on 13-05-2026 (Slot 1), and in CUET (UG) 2023 on 30-05-2023 (Slot 2).
NCERT (2025-26): “Market Gardening and Horticulture … The Netherlands specialises in growing flowers and horticultural crops especially tulips, which are flown to all major cities of Europe. The regions where farmers specialise in vegetables only, the farming is know as truck farming. The distance of truck farms from the market is governed by the distance that a truck can cover overnight, hence the name truck farming.…” |