{"id":77045,"date":"2024-04-20T12:40:21","date_gmt":"2024-04-20T12:40:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=77045"},"modified":"2024-04-20T12:40:21","modified_gmt":"2024-04-20T12:40:21","slug":"shifting-cultivation-locally-known-as-podu-is-primarily-practiced-in-which-region-of-odisha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/shifting-cultivation-locally-known-as-podu-is-primarily-practiced-in-which-region-of-odisha\/","title":{"rendered":"Shifting cultivation, locally known as &#8216;Podu&#8217;, is primarily practiced in which region of Odisha?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\r\n    <!-- Check if it's an AMP page -->\r\n            <!-- Non-AMP version -->\r\n        <div class=\"mcq-container\" data-quiz-id=\"quizState_6a96f001d9cb3\">\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option1\" data-is-correct=\"true\">\r\n                    Southern districts                <\/div>\r\n       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It is a sustainable form of agriculture that can be practiced in harmony with the environment if it is done in a responsible way.<\/p>\n<p>The other options are incorrect because:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Option b, Coastal districts, is incorrect because shifting cultivation is not a common practice in the coastal districts of Odisha.<\/li>\n<li>Option c, Central districts, is incorrect because shifting cultivation is not a common practice in the central districts of Odisha.<\/li>\n<li>Option d, Western Districts, is incorrect because shifting cultivation is not a common practice in the western districts of Odisha.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Subscribe on YouTube<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[990],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.2 (Yoast SEO 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