Question

Direction: Choose the correct option:

Assertion (A): Integrated farming is a part of sustainable agricultural practices.
Reason (R): Sometimes fish is cultured in the paddy field along with the cultivation of rice crop.

• A. Assertion(A) is true and reason(R) is false.
• B. Both assertion(A) and reason(R) are true and reason(R) is the correct explanation for assertion(A).
• C. Both assertion(A) and reason(R) are true, but reason(R) is not the correct explanation for assertion
• D. Assertion(A) is false and reason(R) is false.

Answer 1

The correct option is C Both assertion(A) and reason(R) are true, but reason(R) is not the correct explanation for assertion

Correct answer: (b) Both assertion(A) and reason(R) are true, but reason(R) is not the correct explanation for assertion.

• Integrated farming includes cropping methods and other agricultural production techniques which fulfil both ecological and economic demands.
• Culture of fish in the paddy field is an example of integrated farming and integrated farming is a sustainable agricultural practice since different types of waste materials can be utilized here.
• Hence the correct option is (b).