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What was the central objective of the Chipko Movement led by Sunderlal Bahuguna in the 1970s?

  1. A
    Forest conservation
  2. B
    River water conservation
  3. C
    Protection of birds
  4. D
    Protection of leopards

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The Chipko Movement, which gained momentum in the 1970s in Uttarakhand under leaders like Sunderlal Bahuguna and Chandi Prasad Bhatt, was a non-violent environmental movement aimed at forest conservation by clinging to trees to prevent them from being logged.

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What was the central objective of the Chipko Movement led by Sunderlal Bahuguna in the 1970s?
A
Forest conservation
B
River water conservation
C
Protection of birds
D
Protection of leopards

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