Match List - I with List - II.
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List - I Shifting Cultivation |
List - II Area |
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(A) Jhumming |
(I) Indonesia |
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(B) Milpa |
(II) N.E. state of India |
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(C) Ladang |
(III) Central America and Mexico |
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(D) Roka |
(IV) Brazil |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (A)-(II), (B)-(III), (C)-(I), (D)-(IV)
Shifting cultivation (slash and burn agriculture) is practised in tropical regions under different local names.
(A) Jhumming — this matches (II) N.E. state of India. Jhuming is practised in the north-eastern states of India.
(B) Milpa — this matches (III) Central America and Mexico. Milpa is practised in Central America and Mexico.
(C) Ladang — this matches (I) Indonesia. Ladang is practised in Indonesia and Malaysia.
(D) Roka — this matches (IV) Brazil.
Note: The book does not give the name Roka. Once Jhuming, Milpa and Ladang are matched, Brazil is the only area left for Roka.
NCERT (2026-27): “Primitive Subsistence Agriculture … It is prevalent in tropical region in different names, e.g. Jhuming in North eastern states of India, Milpa in central America and Mexico and Ladang in Indonesia and Malaysia.” |