Match column I (shifting cultivation) with column II (states) and select the correct answer:
| Column I | Column II |
| a. Jhum | 1. Kerala |
| b. Podu | 2. Madhya Pradesh |
| c. Beera | 3. Andhra Pradesh |
| d. Ponam | 4. Assam |
A. a-4, b-3, c-2, d-1
B. a-2, b-1, c-4, d-3
C. a-4, b-1, c-2, d-3
D. a-2, b-3, c-4, d-1
Answer: Option A
Solution (By Examveda Team)
Jhum cultivation is especially practiced in Assam. Shifting cultivation is a practice in which farmland is cleared by slashing vegetation and burning forests for agricultural purposes.Podu is also a form of shifting agriculture using slash and burn methods. Traditionally practiced on hill slopes of Andhra Pradesh.
Beera is the form of shifting agriculture and is known by the name Beera in Madhya Pradesh.
Ponam is the name of shifting agriculture practiced in Kerela.
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