NEET Biology question

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Jhum cultivation refers to

(A)Cultivation of neem trees
(B)Cultivation of medicinal plants
(C)Tribal method of shifting cultivationCorrect
(D)Cultivation of timber plants

Answer: (C)

Solution

Jhum cultivation is the traditional tribal practice of shifting (slash-and-burn) cultivation, prevalent especially in the North-Eastern states of India, in which forest patches are cleared and burnt, cultivated for a few

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Question ID VK-130166