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Question

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

  1. Assam and Bihar
  2. Bihar and Orissa
  3. Orissa and Andhra Pradesh
  4. Maharashtra and U.P.

Answer:

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.