Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Political Science

Chapter

Contemporary World Politics: Environment and Natural Resources

Question:

The first anti-dam movement launched in the North in the 1980s is the campaign to save-

Options:

Sacred Groves in India

Euphrates River and the habitation around it

Franklin River and its surrounding forests in Australia

Diversion of water from Jordan and Yarmuk Rivers

Correct Answer:

Franklin River and its surrounding forests in Australia

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (3) → Franklin River and its surrounding forests in Australia

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.