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WBCS Main Examination 2023 — Paper IV: General Studies II · Question 36 of 200

Q36
General ScienceEnvironment & Ecology
Silent Valley Movement occurred in
  1. a.Tamil Nadu
  2. b.Karnataka
  3. c.Andhra Pradesh
  4. d.Kerala

Answer: (D) Kerala

The Silent Valley Movement (1970s–80s) stopped a hydroelectric dam on the Kunthipuzha river in Palakkad district, Kerala, saving its evergreen forest, now Silent Valley National Park. It did not take place in the other states.