Question

‘Slash and burn method’ refers to ______ agriculture.

Options

• Subsistence

• Shifting

• Intensive

• Extensive

Answer 1

‘Slash and burn method’ refers to shifting agriculture.

Explanation:

The ‘slash and burn method’ refers to shifting agriculture, where forest patches are cleared by cutting and burning, cultivated temporarily, then abandoned as soil fertility declines. This method is primitive and unscientific, mainly for subsistence farming. This is known as shifting agriculture or jhumming and is harmful to the environment due to deforestation and soil erosion.