Commercial Forestry and Cultivation

Q. Why did the British ban shifting cultivation?

1. Shifting cultivation was not feasible as it facilitated growth of food crops like maize and millets, not cash crops like tea and coffee.
2. Shifting cultivation made it difficult for the British to keep track of taxes.
3. Shifting cultivation destroyed the timber which the British wanted and had an added concern that the fire would destroy the forest.
4. Shifting cultivation was unyielding to the farmers and the British wanted to improve farmers livelihoods by promoting better agricultural practices.

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What problems did shifting cultivators face under British rule?

Q. Which of the following is/are not alternate name(s) for shifting cultivation?

1. Cassava
2. Khandad
3. Milpa
4. Chitemene

Q. This practice of cultivation has been around for a long time but has been banned now. It causes an ecological imbalance, but this imbalance can be restored after a decade. What practice are we talking about here?

1. Milpa
2. Kowori
3. Jhadu
4. Mixed cropping

Q. Which of the following is not another name for shifting cultivation?

1. Milpa
2. Chitemene
3. Cassava
4. Khandad

Q. Swidden cultivation is known by which of the following names in India?

1. Tavy
2. Penda
3. Bewar
4. Podu
5. Milpa
6. Chena
7. Jhum
8. Kumri

Q. Which type of cultivation is illustrated in the images seen below?

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Q. This practice of cultivation has been around for a long time but has been banned now. It causes an ecological imbalance, but this imbalance can be restored after a decade. What practice are we talking about here?

1. Milpa
2. Kowori
3. Jhadu
4. Mixed cropping

Q. Swidden cultivation is known by which of the following names in India?

1. Tavy
2. Penda
3. Bewar
4. Podu
5. Milpa
6. Chena
7. Jhum
8. Kumri

Q. Swidden cultivation is also known as which of the following in India?

1. Milpa
2. Podu
3. Tavy
4. Chena

Q. Why did the British ban shifting cultivation?

1. Shifting cultivation was not feasible as it facilitated growth of food crops like maize and millets, not cash crops like tea and coffee.
2. Shifting cultivation made it difficult for the British to keep track of taxes.
3. The British feared that the fire started by jhum cultivators would destroy the expensive timber.
4. Shifting cultivation was not producing a high yield and the British wanted to improve farmers livelihoods by promoting better agricultural practices.

Q. Swidden cultivation is also known as which of the following in India?

1. Podu
2. Milpa
3. Tavy
4. Chena

Q. Chitemene and Tavy refer to shifting cultivation in which of the following places?

1. Sri Lanka
2. Southeast Asia
3. Africa
4. India

Q. Chitemene and Tavy refer to shifting cultivation in which of the following places?

1. Sri Lanka
2. Southeast Asia
3. Africa
4. India