Question

‘Chipko’ movement is associated with
1. Human rights
2. Women welfare
3. Religious activists
4. Environmental conservation

Answer 1

Hint:
The “Chipko Movement” or the “Chipko Andolan” was first started in India in the 1970s.
The movement was first launched in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district in 1973 and soon it spread to the entire Himalayan region.

Complete answer:
Chipko Movement was a famous environmental movement that had occurred in Indian history. An environmental movement can be defined as a social or political movement, for the conservation of the environment or for the improvement of the environment.
The main objectives of the movement were to protect the trees on the Himalayan slopes from being felled by the contractors of the forest.
The “Chipko Movement” or the “Chipko Andolan” was first started in India in the 1970s. This movement was launched by villagers who felt a strong need to protect their trees and forests. At that time, the government had ordered for large-scale deforestation and logging which worried and angered the villagers who did not want to destroy their environment.

The movement was first launched in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district in 1973 and soon it spread to the entire Himalayan region. Literally, “Chipko” means “to hug” or “to embrace.” In this non-violent movement, the activists would hug the trees and refuse to move until the loggers backed off. Hence they were able to prevent the trees from being cut.

Sunderlal Bahuguna, a famous environmentalist, is credited to spread this movement.

Therefore the answer is 4. Environmental conservation

Note:
In 1730 AD in Rajasthan, a woman named “Amrita Devi Bishnoi” had led a movement similar to the Chipko movement. She was killed along with 300 more Bishnois, trying to protect the Khejri trees.
In the remembrance of the contribution of Amrita Devi and her other conservatives representatives, the Indian government introduced the“Amrita Devi Bishnoi National Award.”
The first award was posthumously given to a Bishnoi youth killed by poachers in 2001.