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Slash and burn shifting cultivation in tribal belts is called:
AJhum
BZabt
CBewar
DDahiya
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Jhum
1. It degraded forests in north-eastern and central India.
2. This is jhum cultivation.
3. It is a type of slash and burn agriculture.
_Source: NCERT Class 10 Contemporary India II, Chapter 2, Forest and Wildlife Resources._
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