Deck 4: Environmental and Social Issues in India

Question 1

In connection with Chipko movement who won Magsaysay Award

A)Sundarlal Bahuguna, awat.
B)Shamsher Singh
C)Chandi Prasad Bhatt
D)Govind Singh

Answer 1

Chandi Prasad Bhatt

Question 2

In connection with Chipko movement the Magsaysay Award was awarded in the year

A)1979
B)1978
C)1999
D)1982

Answer 2

1982

Question 3

Beej Bachao Andolan is for?

A)River protection
B)Save seeds
C)Human rights
D)Feminist movement

Answer 3

Save seeds

Question 4

The Appico movement is connected with the state

A)Karnataka
B)Uttharakhand
C)Himachal Pradesh
D)Orissa

Question 5

Identify the person connected with Narmada Bachavo Andolan

A)Mahatma Gandhi
B)CK Janu
C)Sundarlal Bahuguna
D)Baba Amte

Question 6

The Right livelihood award was given to the leaders of NBA in the year?

A)1991
B)1980
C)1965
D)2007

Question 7

NBA stands for

A)National Board of Agriculture
B)Narmada Bachavo Andolan
C)National Beej Andolan
D)None of the above

Question 8

Identify the state not involved in Narmada issue

A)Madhya Pradesh
B)Gujarat
C)Maharashtra
D)Himachal Pradesh

Question 9

Which of the following agency was associated with Narmada project

A)IMF
B)WTO
C)World Bank
D)UNDP

Question 10

When was NBA established

A)1986
B)1978
C)1999
D)1989

Question 11

The Morse Commission was associated with

A)Chipco
B)Narmada
C)Plachimada
D)None of the above

Question 12

In which year the Save silent valley project started?

A)1973
B)1997
C)1998
D)1999

Question 13

The Issue of Silent valley was brought to global attention by?

A)Medha Patkar
B)Mayilamma
C)Romulus Whitaker
D)James mortenfield

Question 14

Identify the Person associated with Silent valley struggle?

A)CK Janu
B)Mayilamma
C)Salim Ali
D)Medha Patkar

Question 15

The Mavoor Grasim was established in Mavoor in the year

A)1955
B)1958
C)1959
D)1963

Question 16

When was Mavoor rayons factory was closed

A)2000
B)2001
C)2004
D)2003

Question 17

Enmakaje Panchayath is which district

A)Kannur
B)Calicut
C)Wayanad
D)Kasargod

Question 18

In which year the Plachimada struggle started

A)2002
B)2001
C)1997
D)2000

Question 19

The Shahada movement occurred in the state

A)Maharashtra
B)Madya Pradesh
C)Himachal Pradesh
D)Hariyana

Question 20

SEWA stands for

A)Self Employed Womens Association
B)Save Employed Womens Association
C)State Employed Womens Association
D)Southern Employed Womens Association

Question 21

Which among the following does not come under the category domestic violence

A)Economic violence
B)Physical Violence
C)Sexual violence
D)None of the above

Question 22

IPV stands for

A)Intimate Partner Violence
B)International parental violence
C)Institutional partner violence
D)None of the above

Question 23

In which year protection against domestic violence act was passed

A)2008
B)2005
C)1976
D)2001

Question 24

SEWA was founded in the year

A)1972
B)2005
C)1999
D)1986