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Standard VIII
Biology
Deforestation
Van Mahotsav ...
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Van Mahotsav is meant for
A
Afforestation
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Deforestation
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Start of grazing season
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D
Commercial forestry
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Solution
The correct option is
D
Afforestation
Van Mahotsav is an annual tree-planting festival in India, celebrated in the first week of July.
This movement was initiated in the year 1950 by India's then 'Union Minister for Agriculture, Kulapati Dr K M Munshi.
This festival aims to create awareness regarding the importance and preservation of the forest.
People celebrate Van Mahotsava by planting trees or saplings in homes, offices, schools, colleges, and thus, called afforestation.
Thus, the correct answer is (A).
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