Q. Jhum cultivation I. Also called as slash and burn agriculture, is the farming practice in North Eastern states of India II. Farmers cut down the trees of forest and burn the plant remains III. The ash is used as a fertilizer and the land is then used for farming or cattle grazing IV. After cultivation, the land is left for several years, so as to allow its recovery Which of the statements given above are correct about Jhum cultivation
A) I, II and III
B) II, III and IV
C) I, III and IV
D) I, II, III and IV
Explanation
Jhum cultivation or slash and burn agriculture is the farming practice in North-Eastern states of India. In this process the farmers cut the forest trees and burn the plant remains. The land is then used for farming cattle grazing and the ash is used as a fertiliser. After cultivation, the land is left barren for years
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