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What mode of farming did the Paharias of the Rajmahal hills practise?
AShifting cultivation
BPlough farming
CPlantation farming
DTerrace farming
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Shifting cultivation
Paharias cleared forest patches, cultivated them for a few years and then moved on, leaving land fallow.
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