Multiple choice

Substantial parts of the tribal belts in the northeastern and central India have been deforested and degraded due to which of the following?

  1. Scientific forestry

  2. Mining

  3. Jhum cultivation

  4. Grazing

  5. Forest fires

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C Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct answer as shifting cultivation called jhum is responsible for defrorestation and degradation of land in the tribal belts of the northeastern and central India.