Question

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.

• A. 1 - T, 2 - F and 3 - T
• B. 1 - F, 2 - T and 3 - T
• C. 1 - T, 2 - T and 3 - T
• D. 1 - F, 2 - F and 3 - T

Answer 1

The correct option is B 1 - F, 2 - T and 3 - T

Sunderlal Bahuguna, one of the famous environmentalists of India is the leader of the Chipko movement. He spent a major part of his life fighting for the preservation, protection and conservation of trees and forests in the Himalayas.

The movement started as Chipko Andolan in 1974 in Reni village in Garhwal to protect the trees by hugging them and not allowing cutting of the trees. Hence statement 1 is false.

This movement was started by Gaura Devi, a local woman who showed enormous bravery in protecting trees from cutting by contractors in a small village of Uttarakhand. She and her friends protested against the felling of trees by hugging them and did not move until the loggers left the forest. Hence statements 2 and 3 are true.