Community Involvement in Conservation

Q. The Mundas and theof the Chota Nagpur region worship and kadamba trees.

1. Bishnois
2. Santhals
3. tamarind
4. mahua

Q. Navdanya is a non-governmental organisation that promotes biodiversity, organic farming, and the rights of farmers.

1. True
2. False

Q. What was the main objective of the Beej Bachao Andolan?

1. Promoting biodiversity, organic farming, and the rights of farmers
2. Keeping a check on forest encroachments
3. Fighting against mining in forested areas
4. Protecting and promoting traditional crop varieties

Q. Which of the following statements are true regarding the Chipko Movement?

1. People protected the trees from fellers by hugging the trees.
2. It was a movement aimed at conserving wildlife.
3. Gaura Devi was the founder of the movement.
4. It was a non-violent form of resistance.

Q. It is not just up to the government or local communities to look after our natural resources. You and I should be equally invested in preserving them!

From the following, select the practices that could help conserve our resources:

1. Switching from plastic grocery covers to cloth bags
2. Carpooling with people while travelling to and from work/school.
3. Buying products that are marked as recycled.
4. Opting for private transport over public transport

Q. Which among the following are known as the 'forest of gods and goddesses' in India?

1. Sacred Groves
2. Mangrove forests
3. Tropical forests
4. Unclassed forests

Q. The Munda and the Santhal tribes of the Chota Nagpur region worship which of the following trees?

1. Mahua
2. Tamarind
3. Mango
4. Kadamba

Q. Which of the following are community-led movements in India for the protection and conservation of the environment?

1. Bhairodev Dakav ‘Sonchuri’
2. Beej Bachao Andolan
3. Navdanya
4. Project Tiger

Q. Where is the Sariska Tiger Reserve located?

1. Assam
2. West Bengal
3. Madhya Pradesh
4. Rajasthan

Q. S1: The Chipko movement took place in 1937.
S2: This movement was started by Gaura Devi and her friends in a small village of Uttarakhand.
S3: Gaura Devi and her friends protested against the massacre of trees by hugging them.

1. S1: False, S2: True, S3: True
2. S1: True, S2: True, S3: True
3. S1: True, S2: False, S3: True
4. S1: False, S2: False, S3: True