What are the different names of Shifting Cultivation ?
(A) Jhuming
(B) Chinook
(C) Milpa
(D) Plantation agriculture
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

The correct answer is (A) and (C) only.

Shifting cultivation is an agricultural practice where a plot of land is cleared of vegetation, cultivated for a few years, and then abandoned to allow the natural vegetation to grow back while the cultivator moves on to another plot. This traditional form of agriculture is known by various local names in different regions of the world:
1. Jhuming (or Jhum): This is the local term used for shifting cultivation in the northeastern states of India (such as Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram, and Nagaland).
2. Milpa: This is the name given to shifting cultivation in Central America and Mexico.
3. Ladang: Used in Indonesia and Malaysia.
4. Roca: Used in Brazil.

Let us analyze the options given in the question:
- (A) Jhuming: As explained above, this is a local name for shifting cultivation in India. Therefore, (A) is correct.
- (B) Chinook: This is a warm, dry wind that blows down the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains in North America. It is not associated with shifting cultivation. Therefore, (B) is incorrect.
- (C) Milpa: As explained above, this is the name for shifting cultivation in Central America. Therefore, (C) is correct.
- (D) Plantation agriculture: This is a form of commercial farming where a single crop (like tea, coffee, sugarcane, rubber) is grown on a large scale. It is a modern, static, commercial method and is completely different from shifting cultivation. Therefore, (D) is incorrect.

Since only (A) and (C) refer to different names of shifting cultivation, the option (A) and (C) only is the correct choice.