Which amongst the following movement is associated with protecting the trees in forest?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Chipko Movement
The Chipko Movement began in 1973 in the Chamoli district of the Garhwal Himalayas (now in Uttarakhand). To stop the felling of trees by contractors, villagers, many of them women, hugged the trees (‘chipko’ means ‘to cling’). Gaura Devi, Chandi Prasad Bhatt and Sunderlal Bahuguna are among the names linked with it.
Why the other options are incorrect
Option (1) Quit India Movement — Incorrect. Gandhiji’s call of August 1942 for the British to leave India at once.
Option (2) Boycott Movement — Incorrect. The boycott of British goods that began in 1905 against the Partition of Bengal, along with Swadeshi.
Option (4) Non-Violence Movement — Incorrect. Non-violence (ahimsa) was Gandhiji’s method of struggle in many movements, not a movement to protect forests.