Question

'Jhum' cultivation is also known as

• A. Terrace farming
• B. Tribal farming
• C. Shifting cultivation
• D. Farming on a slope

Answer 1

The correct option is C Shifting cultivation

Jhum (Shifting) cultivation is a primitive practice of cultivation in States of North Eastern Hill Region of India and people involved in such cultivation is called Jhumia. The practice involves clearing vegetative/forest cover on land/slopes of hills, drying and burning it before the onset of monsoon and cropping on it thereafter. After harvest, this land is left fallow and vegetative regeneration is allowed on it till the plot becomes reusable for the same purpose in a cycle. Meanwhile, the process is repeated in a new plot designated for Jhum cultivation during next year. Initially, when the Jhum cycle was long and ranged from 20 to 30 years, the process worked well.

So, the correct option is 'Option C'.