alleryDipa is a local name for slash and burn farming in which part of India?
AKutch region of Gujarat
BNilgiri hills of Tamil Nadu
CWayanad hills of Kerala
DBastar district of Chhattisgarh
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Bastar district of Chhattisgarh
1. Slash and burn farming has many local names across India.
2. Dipa is the name used in the Bastar district of Chhattisgarh and in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
3. The other regions are not listed with this name.
_Source: NCERT Class 10 Contemporary India II, Ch 4 Agriculture, Types of Farming_
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