Political Science · Political Processes in India
UGC NET December 2015 Political Science
Match List I (Movements) with List II (Personalities) and select the correct answer from the codes given below.
List I
- I. Chipko Movement
- II. Narmada Bachao Andolan
- III. Right to Information Movement
- IV. Telangana Movement
List II
- A. Medha Patkar
- B. Chandrasekhar Rao
- C. Sunderlal Bahuguna
- D. Aruna Roy
AI-d, II-a, III-b, IV-c
BI-c, II-a, III-d, IV-b ✓ Correct
CI-b, II-c, III-a, IV-d
DI-a, II-b, III-d, IV-c
Correct answer: (B) I-c, II-a, III-d, IV-b — Sunderlal Bahuguna is the face of the Chipko movement for Himalayan forest protection.
Explanation
★Sunderlal Bahuguna is the face of the Chipko movement for Himalayan forest protection.
★Medha Patkar leads the Narmada Bachao Andolan against displacement by large dams on the Narmada.
★Aruna Roy, through the Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan, drove the Right to Information movement.
★K. Chandrasekhar Rao led the Telangana statehood movement that won a separate state in 2014.
★Bahuguna also gave the slogan "ecology is permanent economy", while Patkar is associated with the National Alliance of People's Movements.
★Lock these movement-leader links: Chipko-Bahuguna, Narmada-Patkar, RTI-Aruna Roy, Telangana-Chandrasekhar Rao.
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