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Topic Shifting cultivation
Asked 4 times across 2 UPSC exams over 11 years (2014–2025), peaking in 2014.
Key insights
- Most tested in CDS — 3 of 4 PYQs
- Most asked in 2014
- Recurs across 4 years (2014–2025)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CDS 2014 → GEO 2025
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (3 of 4) are since 2016.
Related concepts
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
GEO2025
Which one of the following is not associated with the Jhum cultivation in Northeastern States of India?
- A Deforestation
- B Conservation of natural habitats of wild flora and fauna ✓
- C Slash and burn agriculture
- D Shifting agriculture
✓ Correct answer: (B)
Agriculture › Crops & Cropping Systems
CDS2023
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists
| List I (Name of Shifting Cultivation) | List II (Country) |
|---|
| A. Roca | 1. Sri Lanka |
| B. Chena | 2. Thailand |
| C. Masole | 3. Brazil |
| D. Tamarai | 4. Zaire |
Codes:
- A A-2 B-4 C-1 D-3
- B A-2 B-1 C-4 D-3
- C A-3 B-4 C-1 D-2
- D A-3 B-1 C-4 D-2 ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
Geography › World Regional Geography
CDS2021
Milpa and Ladang are different names for
- A shifting cultivation. ✓
- B mixed farming.
- C truck farming.
- D plantation agriculture.
✓ Correct answer: (A)
Geography › World Regional Geography
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