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Social ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2025, set 32/5/1 · 4 marks · Case-based

CBSE Class 10 Social Science 2025: question 35

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2025, paper 32/5/1, section E, question 35, for 4 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q35 · 4 marks · Case-basedCompetency-basedAgriculture

Read the given source and answer the questions that follow:

Primitive Subsistence Farming

It is a 'slash and burn' agriculture. Farmers clear a patch of land and produce cereals and other food crops to sustain their family. When the soil fertility decreases, the farmers shift and clear a fresh patch of land for cultivation. This type of shifting allows Nature to replenish the fertility of the soil through natural processes; land productivity in this type of agriculture is low as the farmer does not use fertilisers or other modern inputs. It is known by different names in different parts of the country.

It is _jhumming_ in north-eastern states like Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Nagaland; Pamlou in Manipur, Dipa in Bastar district of Chhattisgarh, and in Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

  1. (35.1)

    'Slash and Burn' system of agriculture comes under which type of farming?

    1 mark
  2. (35.2)

    Why is productivity low in 'Slash and Burn' system?

    1 mark
  3. (35.3)

    Describe any two features of 'Slash and Burn' system of agriculture.

    2 marks

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2025 board paper, set 32/5/1.

Hints

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Hint 1

The passage heading names the farming type.

Hint 2

Think about what inputs the farmer does not use.

Hint 3

Think about why farmers shift to a new patch.

Step-by-step solution

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  1. (35.1) It comes under primitive subsistence farming.

    1 mark

  2. (35.2) Productivity is low because farmers use no fertilisers or other modern inputs, only traditional methods.

    1 mark

  3. (35.3) Feature 1: Farmers clear a small patch of land by slashing and burning, using primitive tools, and grow food crops for their family. It depends on the monsoon and natural soil fertility.

    1 mark

  4. (35.3) Feature 2: When fertility falls, farmers shift to a fresh patch, which lets nature restore the soil. It has different names, such as jhumming in the north-east, Pamlou in Manipur and Dipa in Bastar.

    1 mark

Answer: (35.1) Primitive subsistence farming. (35.2) No fertilisers or modern inputs. (35.3) Small plots with primitive tools; shifting cultivation lets the soil recover.

Where the marks are

  • Type of farming (1 mark)
  • Reason for low productivity (1 mark)
  • Two features (2 marks)

Revise the chapter

  • Chapter: Agriculture (notes, formulas, where marks are lost and every past question)
Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from Agriculture, one at a time, marked against the answer key and marking points.Back to the full paper2025 board paper, set 32/5/1: every question, by section.

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