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Plots in shifting cultivation were left fallow for the forest to regrow for about:
A2 to 3 years
B40 to 50 years
C4 to 6 months
D12 to 18 years
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. 12 to 18 years
1. Parts of the forest were cut and burnt in rotation.
2. The fallow lasted 12 to 18 years.
3. Colonial foresters banned the practice.
_Source: NCERT Class 9 India and the Contemporary World I, Chapter 4, Forest Society and Colonialism._
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