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Problem on Vertical Mergers

Assume that Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream purchases a big dairy farm and some sugar cane farms. Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream is practicing: (i) Vertical integration. (ii) Horizontal integration. (iii) Monopolization. (iv) Industrial concentration. (v) Conglomerate integration.

Can someone please help me in finding out the accurate answer from the above options.

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