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Shifting cultivation in Jharkhand State is known as:

HPPSC · 2021 · GS1
Question:
Shifting cultivation in Jharkhand State is known as:

Options

(1) Koman
(2) Khil
(3) Kuruwa
(4) Kumari
Answer: (3) Kuruwa

Explanation:
Shifting cultivation is known by different local names across India. In Jharkhand, it is locally called "Kuruwa." In other regions it is known as Jhum (Northeast India), Bewar/Podu (Central India), Dahiya (Madhya Pradesh), and Kumari (Western Ghats). Shifting cultivation involves clearing a patch of forest by burning, cultivating it for a few years, and then moving to a new patch.

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