Question

Chipko movement was launched for the protection of
a) wetlands
b) grasslands
c)forests
d)livestock

Answer 1

HintThe Chipko movement was a non-violent protest against the cutting down of trees. The villagers used to hug trees and stand there protecting them, from being cut down. This movement was led by Sunderlal Bahuguna.

Complete answer: The Chipko movement was started in Uttar Pradesh and was then spread to the Himalayan regions of India. This movement was done against the government who assigned the cutting of the trees in the forest areas. In this movement, the agitation among the villagers and people was such that they used to hug trees in order to save them from cutting the trees. It was a non-violent ecological movement led by the women of the villages. This movement was done under the leadership of the Sunderlal Bahuguna who used to go to villages to teach the villagers the importance of the forest and their conservation. He used to ask them to protest in order to save the forest from getting destroyed by the government officials. There were bishnois people also who protested against their Maharaja in order to save their forest. The bishnois sacrificed their lives while protecting the trees from being cut. The movement ended when a ban on the felling of the trees was issued until the green cover was fully restored. This movement also led to the enforcement of the Indian Forest Act 1972 which stated that the forest land cannot be used for non-forest purposes.

So, the answer is ‘forests.

Note: The Chipko movement was led by the ecologist and activist Sunderlal Bahuguna. This movement was a wake call for everyone in the country as awareness was spread among the individuals about how important it is to save the forest.