Match List-I with List-II
List-I List-II States of India Different names of 'slash and burn' agriculture (A) Andhra Pradesh (I) Kuruwa (B) Jharkhand (II) Bewar (C) Odisha (III) Penda (D) Madhya Pradesh (IV) Bringa
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Match List-I with List-II
| List-I | List-II |
|---|---|
| States of India | Different names of 'slash and burn' agriculture |
| (A) Andhra Pradesh | (I) Kuruwa |
| (B) Jharkhand | (II) Bewar |
| (C) Odisha | (III) Penda |
| (D) Madhya Pradesh | (IV) Bringa |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Solution
Option 1 -> Incorrectly matches Andhra Pradesh with Kuruwa and Odisha with Bewar.
Option 2 -> Incorrectly matches Andhra Pradesh with Kuruwa instead of Penda.
Option 3 -> Incorrectly matches Odisha with Bewar and Madhya Pradesh with Bringa.
Option 4 -> Correctly matches all states: Andhra Pradesh-Penda, Jharkhand-Kuruwa, Odisha-Bringa, Madhya Pradesh-Bewar.
Hence, Option 4: (A)-(III), (B)-(I), (C)-(IV), (D)-(II) -> Slash and burn agriculture, known as shifting cultivation, has different regional names across India. Penda is practiced in Andhra Pradesh, Kuruwa in Jharkhand, Bringa in Odisha, and Bewar in Madhya Pradesh. These are all variants of the same traditional agricultural practice where forests are cleared by burning and crops are grown temporarily -> correct
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