Q. Which of the following pairs of movements and associated personalities is/are correct?

1. Save Silent Valley – MK Prasad
2. Chipko Movement – Chandi Prasad Bhatt
3. Navdanya Movement – Vandana Shiva

Choose the correct answer using the codes given below:
Answer: 1, 2 & 3
Notes: MK Prasad led the Kerala Sasthra Sahithya Parishad (KSSP) in the 1973 Save Silent Valley project to protect the subtropical forest from a hydroelectric project. The Chipko Movement, led by Chandi Prasad Bhatt and Sunderlal Bahuguna, advocated for ecological balance through peaceful resistance. Dr. Vandana Shiva founded the Navdanya movement to promote seed and food sovereignty for small farmers. In the early 1980s, the Jungle Bachao Andolan emerged in response to government plans to replace the natural Sal Forest in Singhbhum District, Bihar, with teak plantations, spreading to Jharkhand and Odisha.

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