Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Political Science

Chapter

Contemporary World Politics: Environment and Natural Resources

Question:

Which of the following statements is correct?

a- Anti-dam movements are pro-river movements for more sustainable and equitable management of river systems and valleys.
b- The campaign to save the Franklin River and its surrounding forests in Australia was a wilderness and forest campaign as well as an anti-dam campaign.

Options:

Only statement a is correct.

Only statement b is correct.

Both statements are correct.

Neither of them is correct.

Correct Answer:

Both statements are correct.

Explanation:

In every country where a mega-dam is being built, one is likely to find an environmental movement opposing it. Increasingly anti-dam movements are pro-river movements for more sustainable and equitable management of river systems and valleys. The early 1980s saw the first anti-dam movement launched in the North, namely, the campaign to save the Franklin River and its surrounding forests in Australia. This was a wilderness and forest campaign as well as an anti-dam campaign.