Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Political Science

Chapter

Politics in India Since Independence: Rise of Popular Movements

Question:

Which of the following point was raised by NBA (Narmada Bachao Andolan) in reference to Sardar Sarovar Project?

Options:

It was concerned about the nature of ongoing developmental projects.

It questioned the efficacy of the model of development that the country followed.

It questioned what constituted a public interest in a democracy.

All of the above.

Correct Answer:

All of the above.

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 4 - All of the above.

Option 1- It was concerned about the nature of ongoing developmental projects.
Option 2- It questioned the efficacy of the model of development that the country followed.
Option 3- It questioned what constituted a public interest in a democracy.
Option 4- All of the above.

Since its inception, the NBA linked its opposition to the Sardar Sarovar Project with larger issues concerning the nature of ongoing developmental projects, the efficacy of the model of development that the country followed and what constituted a public interest in a democracy. It demanded that there should be a cost-benefit analysis of the major developmental projects completed in the country so far. The movement argued that larger social costs of developmental projects must be calculated in such an analysis. The social included forced resettlement of the project-affected people, a serious loss of their means of livelihood and culture and depletion of ecological resources.