UGC NET Questions (Paper – 1)

Agroforestry systems integrate woody perennials with agricultural crops and sometimes livestock in spatial or temporal arrangements. This approach enhances biodiversity,improves soil fertility and provides multiple products for farmers. The stem defines exactly this combination of trees with crops or animals,making agroforestry the correct term.

Option A:
Monocropping means growing a single crop species on the same land year after year,often reducing biodiversity and resilience. It is the opposite of the diversified systems described in the question,so it is not appropriate here.

Option B:
Agroforestry can include practices like alley cropping,home gardens and silvopasture. These systems embody the integrated land use concept highlighted in the stem and show why Option B is the best match.

Option C:
Strip mining is a surface mining technique used to extract minerals and is unrelated to agricultural combinations of trees and crops. It generally leads to land degradation rather than ecological enhancement.

Option D:
Hydroponics is a method of growing plants without soil using nutrient solutions. Although innovative,it does not inherently involve trees or livestock on the same unit in the way agroforestry does.