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Chipko movement was started to combat _______.

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water pollution

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indiscriminate social practices

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commercial cutting of trees by contractors

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save wildlife

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Solution

The correct option is C commercial cutting of trees by contractors
Chipko Movement aimed at protecting forests in the Himalayas. On 8 September 1983, when the felling of trees was started in Salkani forest in Sirsi district, 160 men, women and children hugged the trees and forced the woodcutters to leave.

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Q. The Chipko movement was started by in 1974 to protect trees from being cut.

Q. Which of these statements are incorrect:

The Chipko Movement
(a) was an environmental movement to prevent cutting down of trees.
(b) raised questions of ecological and economic exploitation.
(c) was a movement against alcoholism started by the women
(d) demanded that local communities should have control over their natural resources

Q. State whether true or false:
The Chipko movement was started by Amrita Devi in 1973 to protect trees from being cut.

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.

Q. Read the following statements (1 - 3) related to Chipko movement and select the correct option stating true (T) or false (F).

1 : The Chipko movement took place in 1937.
2 : This movement was started by Gaura Devi and her friends in a small village of Uttarakhand.
3 : Gaura Devi and her friends protested against the felling of trees by hugging them.

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