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Assertion : 'Chipko Andolan' was done by women of Reni village.
Reason : 'Chipko Andolan' was done to protect wildlife.

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If both the assertion and the reason are true and the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion.
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If both the assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation of the assertion.
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If the assertion is true but the reason is false.
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Both the assertion and reason are false.
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If the assertion is false but reason is true.
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Solution

The correct option is C If the assertion is true but the reason is false.
The popular 'Chipko Andolan' was started in 1973 in Gopeshwar, Uttarakhand. The villagers under the leadership of Sundar Lal Bahuguna who pledged that they would not permit any more falling of trees. A group of women of Reni village also stopped the contractor from cutting the trees by hugging the trees, whenever they were tried to cut. They protected the forests near their village.
Thus, the assertion is true but the reason is false.


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