Consider the following statements regarding the Silent Valley Movement:
It is located in the Palghar district of Maharashtra.
Environmental groups like the Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) participated in the campaign.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Correct Answer:
(B) 2 only
The Silent Valley Movement
The silent valley is located in the Palghat district of Kerala.
It is surrounded by different hills of the State.
The idea of a dam on the river Kunthipuzha in this hill system was conceived by the British in 1929.
The movement was first initiated by the local people and was subsequently taken over by the Kerala Sastra Sahitya Parishad (KSSP).
Many environmental groups like the Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA), Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) and Silent Valley Action Forum participated in the campaign.
Ques: 2
Consider the following statements regarding Bishnoi movement:
The movement was led by Amrita Devi.
The movement have developed the strategy of hugging the trees for their protection.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Correct Answer:
(C) Both 1 and 2
Bishnoi Movement
This movement was led by Amrita Devi, in which around 363 people sacrificed their lives for the protection of their forests.
This movement was the first of its kind to have developed the strategy of hugging or embracing the trees for their protection spontaneously.
Ques: 3
Consider the following statements regarding Appiko Movement:
It is a movement inspired by Chipko movement.
Appiko Chalewali movement started in November 1983.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Correct Answer:
(C) Both 1 and 2
Appiko Movement
It is a movement inspired by the Chipko movement by the villagers of Western Ghats,
In the Uttar Kannada region of Karnataka, the villagers of Western Ghats started the Appiko Chalewali movement during the month of September – November 1983.
Here, the destruction of forest was caused due to commercial felling of trees for timber extraction.
Ques: 4
Consider the following statements regarding Jungle Bachao Andolan:
1. It began in the 1980s in the Singhbhum district of Bihar (presently in Jharkhand).
2. The movement was raised out of ecological destabilisation in the hills.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Correct Answer:
(A) 1 only
Jungle Bachao Andolan
Jungle Bachao Andolan began in the 1980s in the Singhbhum district of Bihar (presently in Jharkhand).
It was a movement against the government’s decision to grow commercial teak by replacing the natural Sal forests.
The tribal community is the most affected by this decision as it disturbs the rights and livelihood of Adivasis of that region.
This movement was widely spread in states like Bihar, Jharkhand and Odisha in various other forms.
Ques: 5
Consider the following statements regarding Chipko Movement:
The movement started at Mandal of Chamoli district of Gharwal division of Uttarakhand.
Goal is to protect forests from deforestation and preserve the traditional ecological balance in the Himalayan region.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Correct Answer:
(C) Both 1 and 2
Chipko Movement
Chipko Movement started on April 24, 1973, at Mandal of Chamoli district of Gharwal division of Uttarakhand.
The Chipko is one of the world-known environmental movements in India.
The movement was raised out of ecological destabilisation in the hills.
To protect forests from deforestation and preserve the traditional ecological balance in the Himalayan region.
The fall in the productivity of the forest produces forced the hill dwellers to depend on the market, which became a central concern for the inhabitants.
Forest resource exploitation was considered the reason behind natural calamities like floods, and landslides.
On March 27 the decision was taken to ‘Chipko” that is ‘to hug’ the trees that were threatened by the axe and thus the chipko Andolan (movement) was born.
This form of protest was instrumental in driving away the private companies from felling the ash trees.