Jhum Cultivation

Q. Slash and burn agriculture is responsible for

1. 2.5 or less
2. 1.5 or less
3. 1.0 or less
4. 5.2 or 2.5

Q.

slash and burn agriculture is associated with 1 deforestation 2 jhum cultivation 3 shifting cultivation 4 all the above

Q. State whether true or false:
Jhum cultivation is an agricultural practice in which plots of land are cultivated temporarily.

1. True
2. False

Q. Slash and burn agriculture involves a recovery phase for the forest to grow back. Yet this practice of cultivation is considered to lead to deforestation. Why is that so?

1. With increasing population, and repeated cultivation, this recovery phase is done away with
2. Farming and cattle grazing decreases the soil fertility
3. Forest does not grow back once it has been burnt
4. Seeds of cultivated crops interfere with the growth of natural vegetation

Q. State whether true or false:
Jhum cultivation is an agricultural practice in which plots of land are cultivated temporarily.

1. True
2. False

Q. Slash and burn agriculture is responsible for

1. Deforestation
2. Reforestation
3. Biodiversity conservation
4. None of the above

Q. In slash and burn agriculture, the ash that remains after burning the plants is washed away.

1. False
2. True

Q. In slash and burn agriculture, the ash that remains after burning the plants is washed away.

1. False
2. True