Question

Shifting cultivators normally grow

• A. Cash crops along with fodder
• B. The major crop along with cereals
• C. A single crop which is mainly consumed
• D. Grains, vegetable and tubers in rotation

Answer 1

The correct option is D Grains, vegetable and tubers in rotation

Shifting cultivation is an agricultural system in which a person uses a piece of land, only to abandon or alter the initial use a short time later. This system often involves clearing of a piece of land followed by several years of wood harvesting or farming until the soil loses fertility. Once the land becomes inadequate for crop production, it is left to be reclaimed by natural vegetation, or sometimes converted to a different long term cyclical farming practice. The period of cultivation is usually terminated when the soil shows signs of exhaustion or, more commonly, when the field is overrun by weeds. The length of time that a field is cultivated is usually shorter than the period over which the land is allowed to regenerate by lying fallow. Most families grow for subsistence purposes, just to eat and live. In other cases, the crops grown by each village vary by local customs and taste. The predominant crops include rice, maize (corn) and manioc and sorghum in Africa. Yams, sugarcane, plantain, and vegetables are also grown in some regions.

So the correct option is 'grains, vegetable and tubers in rotation'.