Question

The silent valley movement was related to?
A.Cutting of trees
B.The building of a dam
C.Mining
D.None

Answer 1

Hint: The silent Valley Movement is a very popular effort to save the Tropical Rainforests of the Silent Valley, located in the Palakkad district of Kerala. It was started in 1973.

Complete answer step by step: The Silent Valley Movement, that was started in the 1970s is a very popular environmental struggle by the population of Kerala, to save the Silent Valley Tropical Rainforests. The movement was started to stop the construction of a dam, for a hydroelectric project. It was a huge project that put the entire forest and its wildlife habitat under immense danger. This struggle was also to save the wildlife of the forest from getting endangered due to the project. Other than the wildlife of the forest, the trees and shelter and resources provided by the forest would also get endangered by the cutting down of trees. This made the people even more agitated and led them to protest and start a movement against the government. The Silent Valley Tropical Forest was, later on, turned into a National Park and a wildlife sanctuary for the state of Kerala. It is currently owned by the Kerala Government.
The correct answer to this question is option B - the building of a dam. This means that the rest of the options given the question are not appropriate for this question.

Note: The Chipko Movement and the Beej Bachao Movement were similar to the Silent Valley Movement. These movements were also an effort to save trees from being cut down and for the protection of the use of traditional seeds for farming, respectively.