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Shifting cultivation

Shifting cultivation is a Geography concept from the MPSC syllabus, tested in 2 past MPSC questions (2014, 2022). Below are those real questions with their correct answers and explanations, plus the concepts worth being comfortable with first.

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Types of agriculture in IndiaTribal agricultural practices

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जोड्या जुळवून योग्य पर्याय शोधा. स्थलांतरित शेती राज्य (a) झूम (i) छत्तीसगड (b) पोडू (ii) केरळ (c) पोणम (iii) आसाम (d) दहिया (iv) आंध्र प्रदेश Match the following and choose the correct option from those given below : Shifting Cultivation State (a) Jhum (i) Chhattisgarh (b) Podu (ii) Keral (c) Ponam (iii) Assam (d) Dahiya (iv) Andhra Pradesh

(a)झूम / Jhum : (i) छत्तीसगड / Chhattisgarh

(b)पोडू / Podu : (ii) केरळ / Keral

(c)पोणम / Ponam : (iii) आसाम / Assam

(d)दहिया / Dahiya : (iv) आंध्र प्रदेश / Andhra Pradesh

1)(iii) (i) (iv) (ii)
2)(ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
3)(iii) (iv) (ii) (i)✓ Correct
4)(iv) (ii) (i) (iii)

Shifting cultivation names match their states: Jhum in Assam (North-East), Podu in Andhra Pradesh, Ponam in Kerala, and Dahiya in Chhattisgarh.

जोड्या लावा : देश/क्षेत्र (a) भारत (b) मध्य अमेरीका (c) ब्राझिल (d) इंडोनेशीया Match the following : Country/Area (a) India (b) Central America (c) Brazil (d) Indonesia

(a)भारत / India

(b)मध्य अमेरीका / Central America

(c)ब्राझिल / Brazil

(d)इंडोनेशीया / Indonesia

(i)लडांग / Ladang

(ii)रोका / Roca

(iii)मिल्पा / Milpa

(iv)झूम / Jhum

1)(i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
2)(iv) (iii) (ii) (i)✓ Correct
3)(i) (iv) (iii) (ii)
4)(iv) (ii) (iii) (i)

Matching the agricultural regions/countries to their respective types or staple systems accurately reveals option 2 as the correct sequence.

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