FORESTRY
FOREST PRODUCTS
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Jhum cultivation, main method of cultivation in Mizoram, is a primitive practice of cultivation in Page 3 the States of North Eastern Hill Region and tribal areas of India, and people involved in such cultivation are known as Jhumia.
Detailed explanation-2: -In Jhum farming, after cutting one crop, the land is left for some years, where nothing is grown. The weeds or bamboo which grow on land are not pulled out. They are cut and burnt. With the presence of ash, the land becomes fertile.
Detailed explanation-3: -The slash-and-burn agriculture or fire-fallow are also known as the jhum or Jhoom farming in the north-eastern part of India like Mizoram, Meghalaya and Arunachal, Podu in Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and some part of the southern part of India.