Multiple choice

Which of the following practices has caused maximum damage to the biodiversity of Indian forests?

  1. Selective harvesting

  2. Block cutting

  3. Tangya cultivation

  4. Jhoom cultivation
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Jhoom cultivation (shifting cultivation) involves clearing and burning forest patches repeatedly, causing maximum biodiversity loss through habitat destruction, soil degradation, and preventing forest recovery. Selective harvesting removes only specific trees, block cutting is controlled logging, and Tangya cultivation is less destructive than Jhoom.

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