Q81 · UPPSC Prelims 2020 · Set A · General Studies

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Where was the Mitti Bachao (Save the Soil) Movement started in India?

A Thane, Maharashtra
B Mysore, Karnataka
C Darbhanga, Bihar
D Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh

Correct answer: (c) Darbhanga, Bihar

Explanation

  1. A

    Thane, Maharashtra

    (a) Thane, Maharashtra. Not the start place stored for the Mitti Bachao movement on this row.

  2. B

    Mysore, Karnataka

    (b) Mysore, Karnataka. Not the keyed origin of Mitti Bachao.

  3. C

    Darbhanga, Bihar

    (c) Darbhanga, Bihar. Official key for this row. The paper locates the Mitti Bachao (Save the Soil) movement at Darbhanga.

  4. D

    Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh

    (d) Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh. Textbook accounts often place a 1977 Mitti Bachao agitation in the Tawa command of Hoshangabad, but that letter is not the stored official key.

Summary. Official key is (c). On this stored row the Mitti Bachao movement is keyed to Darbhanga, Bihar, not Thane, Mysore or Hoshangabad.