Question

Rearing of chicken and ducks for eggs and meat is called:

• A. sericulture
• B. apiculture
• C. poultry
• D. farming

Answer 1

The correct option is C

poultry

The correct option is C:

Explanation of the correct option:

1. Poultry is the place for preparing ducks, chicken and turkey for the production of eggs and meat.
2. There are broilers that are reared specially as the source of meat.
3. The egg layers are poultry birds reared for production of eggs.

Explanation of the incorrect options:

Option (A):

1. The rearing silkworm till the larval stage for the production of silk fibers is called sericulture.
2. The cocoon of silkworm is placed in warm water to spool out the silk fibers.

Option (B):

1. The process of rearing honeybees for the production of honey is called apiculture.
2. The beeswax is produced by bees which are found in beehives.

Option (D):

Farming is the process of producing crops in the fields for food.

Final Answer: Rearing of chicken and ducks for eggs and meat is called poultry.