Biodiversity Conservation And Wild Life Question 120

Question: Jhoom cultivation refers to [Pb. PMT 1998]

Options:

A) Cultivation of Jamun trees

B) Cultivation of medicinal plants by tribes

C) Tribal method of shifting cultivation

D) Cultivation of terraces

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Answer:

Correct Answer: C

Solution:

Traditional system of agroforestry which allows regrowth of forests after clearing and cultivation in an areas for a few years is called Jhoom or Shifting cultivation.