Question

Slash and burn agriculture is known as in northeastern states
A. Jhumming
B. Pamlou
C. Milpa
D. Bewar

Answer 1

Hint: Slash and burn agriculture is also called the shifting cultivation. It is the primitive subsistence agriculture that is practiced on small patches of land. Shifting cultivation is popular in the northeastern states (Assam, Nagaland, Meghalaya, and Mizoram) of India.

Complete step by step answer:
In the North-Eastern regions of India, jhumming is the local name of shifting cultivation. Shifting cultivation is an agricultural process in which plots of land are cultivated temporarily, and then abandoned for a period of time in order to allow them to revert back to their natural vegetation.
In this type of farming, farmers usually choose a forest area first. The trees are cut down and burnt. Then the land is cultivated and crops are grown on it. This process is commonly known as ‘jhumming’ in north-eastern states like Assam, Nagaland, Meghalaya, and Mizoram. The ‘slash and burn’ agriculture is known as ‘Milpa’ in Mexico and Central America, ‘Roca’ in Brazil, ‘Ladang’ in Indonesia, ‘Conuco’ in Venezuela, ‘Masole’ in Central Africa, ‘Ray’ in Vietnam. In India, this is known as ‘Bewar’ or ‘Dahiya’ in Madhya Pradesh, ‘Podu’ or ‘Penda’ in Andhra Pradesh, ‘Kumari’ in the Western Ghats, ‘Pama Dabi’ or ‘Koman’ or Bringa’ in Odisha, ‘Valre’ or ‘Walter’ in South-eastern Rajasthan, ‘Khil’ in the Himalayan belt, ‘Kuruwa’ in Jharkhand, and ‘Jhumming’ in the North-eastern region.
So, the correct answer is Option A.

Note: Slash and burn agriculture is the primitive subsistence agriculture that is practiced on small patches of land. In this form of agriculture, farmers clear a patch of land to produce cereals and other food crops. After cultivation, when the soil fertility decreases, the farmers shift to a fresh patch of land for cultivation abandoning the previous land. This type of shifting allows nature to replenish the fertility of the soil.