Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Political Science

Chapter

Politics in India Since Independence: Rise of Popular Movements

Question:

Chipko movement brought out which of the following issue?

Options:

Global warming

Ecological depletion

Depletion of groundwater

Defects in the manufacturing sector

Correct Answer:

Ecological depletion

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 2- Ecological depletion

Social movements raised various issues about the model of economic development that India had opted at the time of Independence. The Chipko movement brought out the issue of ecological depletion whereas the farmers complained of neglect of the agricultural sector.  Social and material conditions of Dalits led to their mass struggles whereas the anti-arrack movement focused on the negative fallouts of what was considered development. The issue implicit in all these movements was made explicit by the movements against displacement caused by huge developmental projects.