Which of the following are the chief characteristics of mixed farming?

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SSC MTS Memory Based Paper (Held on: 2nd May 2023 Shift 1)

Answer 1

The correct answer is Option 3.

Key Points

Rearing of animals and cultivation of crops together are the chief characteristics of mixed farming and in India, animal rearing is considered an associate business with agricultural activities in rural India.
Animal husbandry is an integral component of Indian agriculture, supporting the livelihood of almost 55% of the rural population as India is the highest livestock owner in the world.
Cultivation of crops in India is the primary activity, which produces food grains and raw materials for industries as two-thirds of India’s population is engaged in agricultural activities.
Mixed farming is a type of farming that involves both the growing of crops and the raising of livestock together.
Alternatively, Mixed farming is one of the agricultural methods in which more than one agricultural practices take place on the same agricultural field.

Mistake Points

Mixed Farming and Mixed cropping are two separate concepts.
In mixed cropping, two or more plants are simultaneously cropped in the same field.
Mixed farming means crops + animal rearing.

Here best option is Rearing of animals and cultivation of crops.