Q1. [1]
Mrs. Monica, along with her family, clears a piece of land and grows grain and other food crops to feed her family. When the soil's fertility decreases, she prepares another piece of land for agriculture. Which of the following methods of agriculture does she use?
- A Plantation farming
- B Slash and burn farming
- C Intensive subsistence farming
- D Commercial farming
Previously asked in CBSE board exam
2025 32/3/1 Q16
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Model Answer
The correct answer is (B) Slash and burn farming.
Explanation
The passage clearly states that in primitive subsistence farming, "farmers clear a patch of land and produce cereals and other food crops to sustain their family. When the soil fertility decreases, the farmers shift and clear a fresh patch of land" — this exactly matches Mrs. Monica's practice, which is called slash and burn (or shifting) agriculture. Source: Types of Farming, Chapter 4.
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