Question:
Van Mahotsav or Forest Festival is an annual tree-planting festival initiated by ?
AB. R. Ambedkar
BKanaiyalal Maneklal Munshi
CSunderlal Bahuguna
DPandurang Hedge
Answer:
B. Kanaiyalal Maneklal Munshi
Explanation:
Van Mahotsav is an annual pan-Indian tree planting festival, occupying a week in the month of July. During this event millions of trees are planted. It was initiated in 1950 by K. M. Munshi, the then Union Minister for Agriculture and Food to create an enthusiasm in the mind of the populace for the conservation of forests and planting of trees.