From the following list of events, which of the following is not related to J.P. Narayan?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Chipko Movement
Jayaprakash Narayan led the Bihar movement of 1974, gave a call for total revolution in the social, economic and political spheres, and in 1975 led a people’s march to the Parliament in Delhi, one of the largest rallies ever held in the capital. The Chipko movement was not led by JP (see the Note).
Note: The Chipko movement (begun in early 1973 by villagers in what is now Uttarakhand, who hugged the trees to prevent them from being cut down) was described in 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). The later books (2023-24, 2025-26 and 2026-27) name the Chipko Movement only in a margin note of the chapter ‘Environment and Natural Resources’: ‘Let’s find out about ‘Chipko Movement’.’
NCERT (2026-27): “Gujarat and Bihar movements … The movement was beginning to influence national politics. Jayaprakash Narayan wanted to spread the Bihar movement to other parts of the country. Alongside the agitation led by Jayaprakash Narayan, the employees of the Railways gave a call for a nationwide strike. This threatened to paralyse the country. In 1975, JP led a peoples’ march to the Parliament. This was one of the largest political rallies ever held in the capital.…” NCERT (2026-27), The Crisis of Democratic Order, section ‘Gujarat and Bihar movements’
NCERT (2026-27), chapter ‘Environment and Natural Resources’: margin note
NCERT (Pre-rationalised): Politics in India since Independence — Chapter 7: Rise of Popular Movements, section ‘Chipko movement’
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