WorksheetsEverything I need to know I learned in the Forest
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
The conservation of biodiversity in agriculture leads to
increase in the quantity of food production.
a developing variety of food grains.
more quality food and higher nutrition.
Why is it important to change the fossil-fuel and chemical-based monoculture?
It is important to change the fossil-fuel and chemical-based monoculture because it impoverishes nature and culture.
It is important to change the fossil-fuel and chemical-based monoculture because it impoverishes education
It is important to change the fossil-fuel and chemical-based monoculture because it impoverishes our understanding.
The conference organized by the UN General Assembly aimed at transforming the domination
people over nature.
men over women.
rich over the poor.
all of the above.
Rights of Nature’ means
a) the right of people to use nature.
b) the duty of human beings to conserve nature.
c) preserving nature for self-protection.
b and c
Where, according to Vandana Shiva, did her ecological journey start?
In Himalayas
In the forests of the Himalayas
In the Himachal Region
In Himachal Pradesh
What is the Chipko movement, according to Vandana Shiva?
Chipko movement is a non-violent response led by peasant women to the large-scale deforestation that was taking place in the Himalayan region.
Chipko movement is a non-violent response led by peasant women to the large-scale deforestation that was taking place in the Himalayas
Chipko movement is a non-violent response led by peasant women.
Chipko movement is a non-violent response against deforestation.
According to the women of Garhwal, ‘the real value of forests’ was
(a) timber from a dead tree
(b) springs and streams
(c) fodder and fuel.
In which year was the Navdanya movement started?
1986
1987
1981
1982
When and where was the Navdanya farm started by Vandana Shiva?
In 1994 in the Doon Valley.
In 1991 in the Doon Valley.
In 1821 in the Doons Valley.
Which country has recognized the ‘Rights of Nature’ in its Constitution?
Argentina
Ecuador
Brazil
Peru
Name the country that has initiated the Universal Declaration of the Rights of Mother Earth.
Ecuador
Bolivia
Argentina
Peru
Whom does Vandana Shiva refer to as the father of modem science?
Benjamin Franklin
Francis Franklin
Sir Isaac Newton
Francis Bacon
What does the Earth University teach?
Earth Democracy
Democracy of Earth
Democratic practices in India
Democracy and earth
Where is the Earth University started by Vandana Shiva located?
The Himalayas
Himachal pradesh
Doon Valley of the Himalaya
New Delhi
Name two of the most popular courses offered at Earth University.
The A-Z of Agroecology’, and ‘Gandhi and Globalization’
The A-Z of Farming and Agroecology’, and ‘Gandhi and Globalization’
The A-Z of Organic Farming and Agroecology’, and ‘Gandhi and Globalization’
The A-Z of Organic agriculture’, and ‘Gandhi and Globalization’
Who is the inspiration behind the Earth University started by Vandana Shiva?
Mahatma Gandhi
Rabindra Nath Tagore
Bipin Chandra Nayak
Lala Lajpat Ray
In which year did Shantiniketan become a university?
1921
1920
1930
1931
What does ‘Terra Madre’ mean?
Mother Earth
Mother and the Earth
Earth Democracy
Democracy and Earth
What has replaced diversity, according to Vandana Shiva?
biodiversity
bio farming
monoculture
agriculture
Name the author of the essay ‘Tapovan’.
Vandana Shiva
Rabindranath Tagore
Mahatma Gandhi
Francis Bacon
