Hi Everyone!! This article will share Chipko Movement Questions & Answers.
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Chipko Movement Questions & Answers
Question 1: What is the Chipko Movement?
Answer: The Chipko Movement took place in 1973 in Chamoli district of Uttar Pradesh (now Uttarakhand) where villagers protested against the felling of trees by hugging trees which were to be cut down for industrial purposes. It was a non-violent method of protesting against mass urbanisation and industrialisation.
Question 2: Who was Chandi Prasad Bhatt?
Answer: Chandi Prasad Bhatt was the environmentalist who led the first Chipko Movement in 1973.
Question 3: What did Gaura Devi achieve?
Answer: Gaura Devi, with the help of group of women managed to push the government officials back successfully who had come to fell 2000 trees.
Question 4: Why is the Chipko Movement considered more of a women’s movement?
Answer: The Chipko Movement is considered more of a women’s movement because women of the village understood the importance of the forest for food, fuel and water and came forward to oppose the government’s decision to cut down the trees.
Question 5: Mention two important results of the Chipko Movement.
Answer: The Chipko Movement resulted in fifteen years ban on the commercial felling of trees in Uttarakhand. It generated great awareness world-wide on the importance of forests.
Question 6: Complete the sentences:
1. The Chipko Movement was inspired by the Bishnoi Community of Rajasthan.
2. The Chipko Movement was a protest against the felling of trees which were to be cut down for industrial purpose.
3. Sunderlal Bahuguna created the slogan “Ecology is the permanent economy.”
4. Chipko means to embrace or to cling in Hindi.
5. The ‘Save Himalaya’ Movement raised awareness about the importance of forests and the responsibility of each one of us to plant trees and protect the environment.
So, these were the Questions & Answers.