SSC Sample Paper SSC CHSL (10+2) Sample Test Paper-1

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    Slash and bum agriculture is known as 'Milpa' in

    A)  Venezuela

    B)  Brazil

    C)  Central Africa

    D)  Mexico and Central America  

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    Milpa is a crop-growing system used throughout Mesoamerica (the region of central-southeastern Mexico and northern Central America where the most important pre-Hispanic civilizations flourished). Based on the ancient agricultural methods of Maya, Zapotec and other Mesoamerican peoples, milpa agriculture produces maize (corn), beans, and squash, along with other crops suitable to the local conditions.


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