Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Sociology

Chapter

Social Change and Development in India: Social Movements

Question:

The cooperative organization, 'Dashauli Gram Swaraja Sangh' (DGSS), is associated with which of the following movements?

Options:

Swachh Bharat Abhiyan

Chipko Movement

Save Narmada Movement

Integrated Ganga Conservation Mission

Correct Answer:

Chipko Movement

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (2) → Chipko Movement

The Dashauli Gram Swaraja Sangh (DGSS), a cooperative organization of forest workers in Chamoli, Uttarakhand, played a central role in the Chipko Movement of the 1970s, which was aimed at protecting forests from commercial logging.