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SSC CGL 2019 PYQ — Question 42

SSC CGL - 7th June 2019 - Shift 3 • General Awareness • Q42

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‘Shifting cultivation’ is also known as ________in north-east India.

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3 i.e Jhum.

  • ‘Shifting cultivation’ is also known as Jhum in northeast India. 
  • Shifting cultivation is an agricultural practice, wherein, plots of land are temporarily cultivated and then the cultivator abandons it and moves to another plot, leaving it to revert to its natural vegetation.
  • Yams, sugarcane, vegetables, etc. are some of the crops grown by this method.