Question

Two statements are given below. They are Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read both the statements and choose the correct option.
Assertion (A): The famous ‘Chipko Movement’ in the Himalayas successfully resisted deforestation in several areas.
Reason (R): Through this, community afforestation campaign with indigenous species was made enormously successful.

• A. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
• B. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
• C. (A) is true, but (R) is false.
• D. (A) is false, but (R) is true.

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

Answer 2

The Chipko Movement was a grassroots environmental movement to prevent deforestation by hugging trees. While the movement highlighted the need for conservation, it was not primarily focused on afforestation with indigenous species, making (R) true but not the explanation for (A).