Question

Amrita Devi Bishnoi National Awards is for
A) Afforestation
B) Wildlife conservation
C) Water harvesting
D) None of these

Answer 1

Hint: The Amrita Devi Bishnoi National Award is organized and granted by the government of India.

Complete Answer:
- Amrita Devi Bishnoi is mostly remembered for her courage and valor shown towards the protection of Khejri trees.
- The award is acknowledged to the person who shows great excellent bravery and fearlessness or has performed some commendable work in the field of wildlife protection and conservation in the nation.
- The award was established in the name of a woman named Amrita Devi Bishnoi. She immensely showed courage in saving the Khejri trees from the soldiers of the king’s soldiers. She affirmed that the Khejri trees were concerned to be holy for the Bishnois, and her devotion restricted her from letting the trees to be slashed down.
- The Amrita Devi Bishnoi National Awards are considered in the memory of the contributions made by Amrita Devi and other fellow representatives for the protection and conservation of Khejri tree (Shammi in Hindi).
- She sacrificed her life all along with her daughters in the year for protecting the green trees being cut down by the king of Jodhpur situated in rajasthan, India. Also, in this protest more than other Bishnois sacrificed their lives for the protection of Khejri trees.

Hence the correct answer is option ‘B’.

Note: Amrita Devi Bishnoi National Award bears a cash award of rupees one lakh and is offered to the persons or organizations that are actively involved and concerned regarding the wildlife conservation and their protection.