Medha Patkar is associated with:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → The Narmada Bachao Andolan
Medha Patkar is a leader of the Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA), the movement to save the Narmada that opposed the construction of big dams on the river.
Note: This question is taken from the chapter ‘Rise of Popular Movements’ which was there in the pre-rationalised NCERT and has been deleted from subsequent editions of NCERT, including the NCERT book (2026-27).
NCERT (Pre-rationalised): Politics in India since Independence — Chapter 7: Rise of Popular Movements
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