State PCS PYQPrelims 2025

BPSC – Combined Competitive Examination · வினா 105

'Ladang' refers to:

  1. Shifting agriculture
  2. Plantation agriculture
  3. Subsistence type of agriculture
  4. Dry farming
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்

விடை: (A) Shifting agriculture

விளக்கம்

Shifting cultivation has regional names: Ladang (Malaysia/Indonesia), Jhum (NE India), Milpa (Mexico), Roca (Brazil).

  • (A) சரி

    Correct: Ladang is the Malaysian/Indonesian name for slash-and-burn shifting cultivation.

  • (B) தவறு

    Wrong: plantations are large commercial estates.

  • (C) தவறு

    Wrong: too general; Ladang specifically means shifting cultivation.

  • (D) தவறு

    Wrong: dry farming is rain-fed farming in low-rainfall areas.