The Chipko Movement is famous for what?

Correct answer: Protection of trees

The Chipko Movement is remembered as a people’s movement to protect forests and trees from being cut. In this movement, local people showed their opposition to tree felling by embracing or holding the trees. It demonstrated that ordinary communities can participate in conservation and can speak for the protection of their local environment. Therefore, option B is correct. Wildlife trade, stopping rivers, and increasing mining do not describe the central purpose of the movement.

The useful clue is the connection between “Chipko” and hugging trees. The movement made forest protection a public issue and highlighted the value of forests for soil, water, fuel, fodder, wildlife, and local livelihoods. It was not simply a protest by officials; community participation was important. Thus, when the choices are compared, protecting trees is the only option that matches the movement’s known conservation role.