Question

Match List-I with List-II
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Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

• A. (A)-(I), (B)-(II), (C)-(IV), (D)-(III)
• B. (A)-(II), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(III)
• C. (A)-(II), (B)-(I), (C)-(IV), (D)-(III)
• D. (A)-(IV), (B)-(I), (C)-(II), (D)-(III)

Hint:

To easily differentiate cooperative farming types:
- Joint $\rightarrow$ Individual Title (Ownership) + Collective Farm Operations.
- Tenant $\rightarrow$ Collective Land Title (Society) + Individual Tenant Farming.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

Step 1: Understanding the Concept:
This question focuses on classification of farming systems based on resource ownership, operational control, and income sources.
Cooperative farming represents a system where farmers voluntarily pool resources to gain economies of scale.

Step 3: Detailed Explanation:
Let us match the terms individually:
- (A) Cooperative better farming: Here, farmers form a cooperative to purchase inputs, use machinery, or market produce, but they maintain complete individual ownership and individual cultivation. Thus, ownership and operationship both remain individual. This matches with (II).
- (B) Cooperative joint farming: Small landholders pool their land for collective cultivation to achieve scale, but they retain the individual title of ownership to their land. Thus, ownership is individual and operationship is collective. This matches with (IV).
- (C) Cooperative tenant farming: The cooperative society owns or leases the land (collective ownership) and divides it into small holdings, which are leased to individual members for cultivation (individual operationship). This matches with (I).
- (D) Specialized farming: By definition, a specialized farm is one where \(50\%\) or more of the total income is derived from a single enterprise or crop. This matches with (III).

Step 4: Final Answer:
Combining these matches, we get: (A)-(II), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(III).