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Questions Related to environment- centric mass movements

________ river flows through Silent Valley National Park in Kerala.

  1. Kunthipuzha

  2. Periyar

  3. pamba

  4. Manimala


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The River Kunthi descending from the Niligiri hills above from an altitude of 2000 m flows about 25 km through the valley. Locally known as Kunthi puzha (puzha in Malayalam means river) the river never turns brown; it is crystal clear, perennial and wild.

The Silent valley movement was related to ?

  1. Cutting of trees

  2. Building of dam

  3. Mining

  4. None


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Save Silent Valley is a social movement launched to protect an evergreen tropical forest in the Palaghat district of Kerala. It started in 1973 to save silent valley reserve forest and stop construction of Dam (Hydroelectric Project) in the Valley. There has been massive environmental debates to save the endangered wildlife having natural habitat in the valley. It was declared as Silent Valley National Park later in 1984.

Which of the following movements were against the cutting of trees ?

  1. Chipko Movement

  2. Appiko Movement

  3. Silent valley Movement

  4. Both A and B


Correct Option: D

______________ movements are the scientific movements aimed at preserving the biological system.

  1. Political

  2. Economic

  3. Environmental

  4. All


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Environment movements are the movements aimed toward the protection of environment, biological system . The environmental movement also including conservation and green politics, is a dissimilar scientific, social, and political movement to address environmental issues. Environmental movement is a type of "social movement that involves an array of persons, groups and coalitions that observe a common interest in environmental protection and act to bring about changes in environmental policies and practices".