Question

Q. Which of the following statements correctly describes Mixed farming?

• A. It is the growing of two or more crops at the same time, in proximity on the same land.
• B. It is growing two or more crops one after the other in the same piece of land.
• C. It is simultaneous growing of crops and planting of trees on the same unit of land.
• D. It is the growing of crops and rearing animals on the same farm.

Answer 1

The correct option is D It is the growing of crops and rearing animals on the same farm.

Explanation:

• Statement (a) is incorrect. Growing two or more crops at the same time, in proximity on the same land is called intercropping.
• Statement (b) is incorrect. Crop rotation is growing two or more crops one after the other in the same piece of land.
• Statement (c) is incorrect. Agroforestry is simultaneously growing crops and planting of trees on the same unit of land.
• Statement (d) is correct. Mixed farming is the growing of crops and rearing animals on the same farm.