Question

Shifting Cultivation, practised by some tribals, has which of the following adverse effects?

1. Increases soil erosion

2. Deforestation and increased carbon emissions

3. Invasion of weeds into forests

• A. a) Only 1 and 2
• B. b) Only 1 and 3
• C. c) Only 2 and
• D. d) All of the above

Answer 1

The correct option is D d) All of the above

Answer- d
Shifting cultivation also known as slash and burn agriculture is practised in certain pockets of forests inhabited by the tribal which involves clearing a patch of land and primitive methods of cultivation solely for subsistence. It leads to forest degradation and loss in biodiversity of the region.