Which of the following is NOT a type of shifting agriculture ?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Veld
Option (1) Jhuming — A type of shifting cultivation. This is the name of shifting cultivation in the north-eastern states of India.
Option (2) Milpa — A type of shifting cultivation. This is the name of shifting cultivation in Central America and Mexico.
Option (3) Veld — Not a type of shifting cultivation. The Velds of South Africa are a region of extensive commercial grain cultivation.
Option (4) Ladang — A type of shifting cultivation. This is the name of shifting cultivation in Indonesia and Malaysia.
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.” “Extensive Commercial Grain Cultivation … This type of agriculture is best developed in Eurasian steppes, the Canadian and American Prairies, the Pampas of Argentina, the Velds of South Africa, the Australian Downs and the Canterbury Plains of New Zealand.” |