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Indian Environmental Movements
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Famous Environmental Movements in India
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Question 1
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Consider the following pair:
Movement : Reason
1. Silent Valley Movement : Forest conservation in Karnataka’s Western Ghats.
2. Appiko Movement : Against hydro-electric Dam, on the Periyar River
3. Chipko Movement : Led by Medha Patkar against deforestation.
How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?
(a) Only one
(b) Only two
(c) All three
(d) None
Explanation Pair 1 is not correctly matched: The Silent Valley Movement was a forest conservation movement but in Kerala, not in Karnataka’s Western Ghats. It was against a hydroelectric dam on the Kundapuzha River, not just a general forest conservation movement in Karnataka.
Pair 2 is not correctly matched: The Appiko Movement (1983) was a forest conservation movement in Karnataka’s Western Ghats, inspired by the Chipko Movement. It was led by Panduranga Hegde.
Pair 3 is not correctly matched: The Chipko Movement (1973) was a forest conservation movement in Uttarakhand (then Uttar Pradesh). It was led by Sunderlal Bahuguna and Gaura Devi and not Medha Petkar.
Medha Patkar is known for leading the Narmada Bachao Andolan, which was against large dams, not deforestation.
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