INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

INDIAN AGRICULTURE AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY

AGRICULTURE ANIMAL HUSBANDRY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following is/are correct about shifting cultivation?
A
I, II, III and IV
B
II, III and IV
C
II and III
D
I and II
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Shifting cultivation is an agricultural practice in which a plot of land was cultivated temporarily and is abandoned to allow vegetation to grow freely while the cultivator moves to another plot.

Detailed explanation-2: -Swidden agriculture-Swidden cultivation is the cultivation which uses the technique of “slash and burn”. A piece of land is temporarily used for cultivation and then is abandoned. This is the other name of shifting cultivation. Therefore, this is the correct option.

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