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Consider the following statement (s) is/are related to the Chipko Movement. It was launched from Gopeshwar in Chamoli district, Uttarakhand in 1973. The movement -

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Consider the following statement (s) is/are related to the Chipko Movement. 

  1. It was launched from Gopeshwar in Chamoli district, Uttarakhand in 1973. 
  2. The movement was to prevent the illegal cutting of trees in the Himalayan region (Uttarakhand).    

Options

  • Only I

  • Only II

  • Both I and II

  • Neither I nor II

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Solution

Both I and II

Explanation:

Chipko movement, also known as Chipko Andolan, is a nonviolent social and environmental movement in India led by rural people, primarily women, with the goal of conserving trees and forests threatened by government-backed logging. In 1973, the movement began in Uttar Pradesh's Himalayan area (later Uttarakhand) and swiftly swept across the Indian Himalayas. 

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