Question

Match the name of Slash and Burn agriculture given in column I with the state/region in column II.

Column I	Column II
1. Jhuming	a. Odisha
2. Khil	b. South-eastern Rajasthan
3. Bringa	c. North-eastern region
4. Valre	d. Himalayan Belt

1. 1 - a, 2 - b, 3 - c, 4 - d
2. 1 - c, 2 - d, 3 - a, 4 - b
3. 1 - b, 2 - d, 3 - a, 4 - c
4. 1 - d, 2 - c, 3 - b, 4 - a

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : 1 - c, 2 - d, 3 - a, 4 - b

The correct answer is Option 2.

• Slash and burn agriculture is the process of cutting down the vegetation on a piece of land, setting fire to the remaining greenery, and using the ashes to replenish nutrients of the soil for the next cycle of crops.
• It is most often practised in places where open land for farming is not easily available due to dense vegetation.
• Mostly practised in Southeast Asia, northern South America and central Africa.
• In India, it is known with various names: 
  • Jhumming:- Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Nagaland.
  • Khil in the Himalayan belt.
  • Bringa in Odisha.
  • Valre or Walter in southeast Rajasthan.

 Other names:

• Podu or pennda in Andhra Pradesh.
• Kuruwa in Jharkhand.
• Dipa- Bastar (Chhattisgarh) and Andaman & Nicobar Islands etc.