Southeast Asian haze 2015 - GS questions based on daily current affairs

1)   Southeast Asian haze 2015 is an air pollution crisis due to the illegal slash-and-burn practices in the Indonesian islands of Sumatra and Kalimantan. Slash-and-burn practices in the Indonesia are called as -

a. Sawah
b. Roca
c. Jhoom
d. Ladang
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Ladang

Explanation:
There are 2 main systems of cultivation used in Indonesia, sawah and ladang.

1. Sawah: wet rice cultivation, whereby the terrain is terraced into level layers & water is abundant
- It is intense form of farming, it demands rich soil, plentiful rainfall and sunshine, huge amounts of labor

2. Ladang: Shifting cultivation system.
- Unirrigated land is prepared by slashing and burning jungle.
- Then cleared and planted with a selection of fast growing food crops.