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Multiple choice zoology forest and wildlife laws - environmental ethics and resource use participation of people in conservation people's contribution in forest conservation laws and movements for the conservation of forests and wildlife

The aim of social forestry is to make available

  1. Fodder

  2. Minor timber

  3. Fire wood

  4. All of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Social forestry means the management and protection of forests and afforestation on barren lands with the purpose of helping in the environmental, social and rural development. The term, social forestry, was first used in India in 1976 by The National Commission on Agriculture, Government of India.

The aim of social forestry is to make available:
  • Fodder
  • Minor timber
  • Fire wood
Thus, the correct answer is option D.
Multiple choice zoology forest and wildlife laws - environmental ethics and resource use participation of people in conservation people's contribution in forest conservation laws and movements for the conservation of forests and wildlife

Chipko movement' is connected with

  1. Project tiger

  2. Plant breeding

  3. Protection of environment including habitat and wild life

  4. Conservation of natural resources
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

'Chipko movement' is connected with protection of environment including habitat and wild life.

In the 1970s, an organized resistance to the destruction of forests spread throughout India and came to be known as the Chipko movement. The name of the movement comes from the word 'embrace', as the villagers hugged the trees, and prevented the contractors' from felling them.

Multiple choice zoology forest and wildlife laws - environmental ethics and resource use participation of people in conservation people's contribution in forest conservation laws and movements for the conservation of forests and wildlife

The main leader of chipko movement was Pandurang Hegde.

  1. True

  2. False
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation
  • The main leader of the chipko movement was Sunderlal Bahuguna. The idea of Chipko movement was of his wife and the action was taken by him.
  • Chipko Movement, started in 1970's, was a non-violent movement aimed at protection and conservation of trees and forests from being destroyed. 
  • Hence the main leader of the chipko movement was Pandurang Hegde is a false statement because of the main leader of the chipko movement was Sunderlal Bahuguna.
  • So, the correct answer is 'False'.
Multiple choice zoology forest and wildlife laws - environmental ethics and resource use participation of people in conservation people's contribution in forest conservation laws and movements for the conservation of forests and wildlife

"Forestry of the people, by the people and for the people" is

  1. Agroforestry

  2. Social forestry

  3. Urban forestry

  4. all
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

It is "Forestry of the people, by the people and for the people". It includes raising trees on government owned lands for obtaining food, fodder, wood, fruits etc.

Agroforestry is growing of trees and non-crop plants around agricultural fields
Social forestry - management of barren or open areas by planting trees etc by the people
Urban forestry - planting and maintaining trees by the urban population
These are all managed by the people and the benefits are also reaped by the people
So, the correct answer is 'all'

Multiple choice zoology forest and wildlife laws - environmental ethics and resource use participation of people in conservation people's contribution in forest conservation laws and movements for the conservation of forests and wildlife

The Chipko movement started from

  1. Reni in Garhwal

  2. Arborio forest

  3. Khejrali village

  4. None of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The Chipko movement originated from an incident in a remote village called Reni in Garhwal, high-up in the Himalayas during the early 1970s.

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Which of the following is not related with Sunderlal Bahuguna?

  1. He started chipko movement.

  2. He was elected to Lok Sabha.

  3. He is an environmentalist.

  4. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Sunderlal Bahuguna was a prominent environmentalist and leader of the Chipko movement, but he was never elected to the Lok Sabha.

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Chipko movement was started by

  1. Salumarada Thimmakka

  2. Sunderlal Bahuguna

  3. Medha Patkar

  4. Suresh Heblikar
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Sunderlal Bahuguna is widely recognized as the primary leader and public face who popularized the Chipko movement.

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Chipko movement was first started in

  1. Chamoli district

  2. Kangra

  3. Shimla

  4. None of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The Chipko movement originated in the Reni village of the Chamoli district in Uttarakhand (then part of Uttar Pradesh) in the early 1970s.

Multiple choice zoology forest and wildlife laws - environmental ethics and resource use participation of people in conservation people's contribution in forest conservation laws and movements for the conservation of forests and wildlife

The pioneer country in the production of fuel alcohol is

  1. Suadi Arabia

  2. Iran and Iraq

  3. Brazil

  4. Japan
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Sugarcane ethanol is an alcohol-based fuel produced by the fermentation of sugarcane juice and molasses. Because it is a clean, affordable and low-carbon biofuel, sugarcane ethanol has emerged as a leading renewable fuel for the transportation sector. 

Brazil has achieved greater energy security by developing a competitive sugarcane industry and making ethanol a key part of its energy mix. Brazil has replaced almost 40 percent of its gasoline needs with sugarcane ethanol making gasoline the alternative fuel in the country. Brazil is the world's largest sugarcane ethanol producer and a pioneer in using ethanol as a motor fuel. Thus, the correct answer is option C.

Multiple choice zoology forest and wildlife laws - environmental ethics and resource use participation of people in conservation people's contribution in forest conservation laws and movements for the conservation of forests and wildlife

Chipco movement is a public agitation that occurred in : 

  1. Mansbal area in Kashmir

  2. Silent valley in Kerala

  3. Sundarban area in Bengal

  4. Tehri Garhwal area of Uttar Pradesh
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The Chipko movement began in the Himalayan region of Tehri Garhwal, which was part of Uttar Pradesh at the time.