NEET Biology question

Which of the following practices caused maximum damage to the biodiversity of Indian forests? **[Chd. CET 2010]**

(A)Selective harvesting
(B)Block cutting
(C)Taungya cultivation
(D)Jhoom cultivationCorrect

Answer: (D)

Solution

Jhoom (shifting/slash-and-burn) cultivation, which involves repeated cutting and burning of forest patches across large tracts over time, has caused the maximum cumulative damage to the biodiversity of Indian forests among the

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