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Prelims 2012 · Geography · Question 42

Which of the following is the chief characteristic of 'mixed farming'?

  1. Cultivation of both cash crops and food crops.
  2. Cultivation of two or more crops in the same field.
  3. Rearing of animals and cultivation of crops together.
  4. None of the above.

Answer

Rearing of animals and cultivation of crops together.

  • (a) Growing both cash crops and food crops is diversified cropping, not the defining feature of mixed farming. Verdict: Incorrect.
  • (b) Cultivation of two or more crops in the same field refers to mixed cropping/intercropping, not mixed farming. Verdict: Incorrect.
  • (c) Mixed farming means crop cultivation combined with livestock rearing on the same farm. This is its chief characteristic. Verdict: Correct.
  • (d) Since option (c) is correct, None of the above is wrong. Verdict: Incorrect.
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