Question

The crop grown in shifting cultivation is ________.
a. Maize
b. Rice
c. Wheat
d. cotton

Answer 1

Hint: Here we will discuss the shifting cultivation.This type of cultivation was very prominent in the earlier times and that too mostly in the northern areas.This type of cultivation even poses threat to the environment severely, that is, both soil and atmosphere.

Complete answer:
When we talk about shifting cultivation, the name itself suggests that it is a type of cultivation which is done on different plots of land and in different-different locations. Going particularly by the definition which says, shifting cultivation is an agricultural system in which plots of land are cultivated temporarily and then left abandoned which leads to growth of grasses and vegetation freely while the cultivator moves to another plot. Now we often observe that one more element is a part of shifting cultivation, that is, burning the land before sowing seeds. This process provides the soil with potash due to ashes. Now the question arises that what type of crop could be grown in such a land. The answer to this question is food grains, namely, maize and millets which are the principal crops. However, most of the communities have shifted to cultivation of cash crops like ginger,jute,turmeric,and pineapple.
So, the correct answer is Option A.

Note: Although in the United States the technique was first practiced at the turn of the 19th century, it gradually spread to vast areas of the world. And although the cultivation is temporarily done, still the land is cultivated for at least 3-4 years and then left.