What is 'Jhuming'? MCQ with Answer and Explanation

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What is 'Jhuming'?

A. Shifting cultivation

B. Fishing technique

C. A type of dance

D. A folk song

Answer: Option A

Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)

Jhum cultivation (also known as slash-and-burn) is a traditional form of shifting agriculture practiced in North-East India.

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The 'Indira Gandhi Canal' derives its water from which dam?

A. Harike Barrage

B. Pong Dam

C. Gandhi Sagar Dam

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Correct Answer: Option A

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The Indira Gandhi Canal, which irrigates the Thar Desert in Rajasthan, gets its water from the Harike Barrage on the Sutlej and Beas rivers.

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The Siachen Glacier is located in the eastern Karakoram Range in the Himalayas, in the UT of Ladakh.

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