Indian Geography UPPSC 1998 GS-I
Question

Shifting cultivation is a major problem in the hilly areas of:

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option C: Orissa and Andhra Pradesh

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Orissa and Andhra Pradesh”.

Shifting cultivation is predominant in the eastern and north-eastern regions on hill slopes and in forest areas such as Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Tripura, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh, Odisha, and Andhra Pradesh.

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Code:
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  3. 1947
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