Which of the following tools are used in primitive subsistence agriculture ? |
Plough Stick and hoes Sickle All of the above |
Stick and hoes |
The correct answer is Option 2: Stick and hoes NCERT: "Primitive Subsistence Agriculture- The vegetation is usually cleared by fire, and the ashes add to the fertility of the soil. Shifting cultivation is thus, also called slash slash slash and burn agriculture. The cultivated patches are very small and cultivation is done with very primitive tools such as sticks and hoes. After sometime (3 to 5 years) the soil looses its fertility and the farmer shifts to another parts and clears other patch of the forest for cultivation. The farmer may return to the earlier patch after sometime. One of the major problems of shifting cultivation is that the cycle of jhum becomes less and less due to loss of fertility in different parcels. It is prevalent in tropical region in different names, e.g. Jhuming Jhuming Jhuming in North eastern states of India, Milpa Milpa Milpa in central America and Mexico and Ladang Ladang Ladang in Indonesia and Malaysia" |