Jhum Cultivators, Hunters and Gatherers

Q. are used to scratch the soil to prepare it for the cultivation.

1. Hoes
2. Tillers
3. Trowel

Q. Jhum cultivators plough the land and sow seeds.

1. True
2. False

Q. The pastoralists move to another area when the grass in one area is exhausted.

1. True
2. False

Q. The ash from the fire is rich in and is used as fertiliser.

1. potash
2. nitrogen
3. urea

Q. The Kusum and Palash flowers are used to colour the and leather.

1. clothes
2. walls
3. hairs

Q. What is jhum cultivation ?

1. Crop rotation
2. Indoor farming
3. Shifting cultivation
4. None of the above

Q. Who were the Dikus ?

1. People from other tribes
2. Farmers
3. The rulers of a tribe
4. Outsiders

Q. What did the local weavers outsource from the Khonds?

1. Kusum
2. Palash
3. Sal
4. Mahua

Q. What does "fallow" mean?

1. A type of tree
2. A type of river
3. Uncultivated land
4. None of the above

Q. In which regions of the country was shifting cultivation widely practised ?

1. Hilly regions of north east India
2. Deccan plateau
3. Costal regions of the Coromandel and the Konkan
4. Himalayan regions