In March 2017, a High Court in India had accorded the status of living human entities to which two of the following rivers?
[amp_mcq option1=”Brahmaputra and Ganga” option2=”Ganga and Yamuna” option3=”Yamuna and Godavari” option4=”Krishna and Kaveri” correct=”option2″]
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UPSC CAPF – 2017
The correct answer is B) Ganga and Yamuna.
In March 2017, the Uttarakhand High Court, in a landmark judgment, granted the status of living human entities (legal persons) to the Ganga and Yamuna rivers, including their tributaries. This ruling aimed to protect the rivers and recognize their ecological and cultural significance.