Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Political Science

Chapter

Politics in India Since Independence: Rise of Popular Movements

Question:

The given political outline Map of India shows six places marked as A, B, C, D, E and F. Choose the correct 'alphabet' from the options based on the following information.

In which place did the Chipko movement start in the early 1970s in India?

Options:

B

C

D

E

Correct Answer:

E

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 4 -E

Point E on the map is Uttarakhand.

The Chipko movement began in two or three villages of Uttarakhand when the forest department refused permission to the villagers to fell ash trees for making agricultural tools