Important Model Questions & answers both on lesson & additional :
1.When and where and
what did the world’s first nation wide Green party was found ?
Ans: The Green Movement, started in 1972 and the world’s
first nationwide Green party which was found in New Zealand.
2.Who taught the mankind in the sixteenth century that the
earth and the other planet revolved round the sun ?
Ans: Copernicus
taught the mankind in the sixteenth century that the earth and the other planets
revolved round the sun.
3.By whom and when the concept of sustainable development
was popularized ?
Ans: The concept of sustainable development was popularized
in 1987 by the World Commission on Environment and Development.
4.What were written in the zoo at Lusaka, Zambia ?
Or: Why did the author impressed at the zoo Lusaka, Zambia ?
Or: What does the notice ‘The world’s most dangerous animal’
at a cage in the zoo at Lusaka, Zambia, signify ?
Ans: In the zoo at Lusaka, Zambia, there is a cage where the
notice reads, ‘The world’s most dangerous animal’. But the ironic/interesting
thing is that there is no animal inside the cage, instead there is a mirror
where any man can see themselves. The author mentions that this is a new
awareness for different countries. It signifies that the men or we are the most
dangerous animal in this world who always destruct the natural things and the
others.
5.How many living species catalogued and uncatalogued in
this world ?
Ans: There are 1.4 million living species that have
catalogued and about three to a hundred million other living species still
uncatalogued.
6.Write an Indian member of Brandt Commission ?
Ans: One of the Indian members of Brandt Commission is Mr
L.K. Jha.
7.What was the question that the first Brandt raised ?
Ans: The First Brandt Report raised the question if we are
to leave our successors a scorched planet of advancing deserts, impoverished
landscape and ailing environment.
8.Who wrote ‘The Global Economic Prospect’ ?
Or: What is the name of the write of the famous book, ‘The
Global Economic Prospect’.
Ans: Mr Lester R. Brown wrote his thoughtful book , ‘The
Global Economic Prospect’.
9.What are the four global economical systems according to
Mr Lester R. Brown as his thoughtful books, ‘The Global Economic Prospect ?
Ans: Fisheries, forests, grasslands and croplands are the
four global global economical systems according to Mr Lester R. Brown as his thoughtful
books, ‘The Global Economic Prospect’.
10.What are the two things that cannot provide the raw
materials for industries ?
Ans: Minerals and Petroleum-derived synthetics are the two
things that cannot provide the raw materials for industries.
11.What are the four systems that provide most of the raw
materials for industries ?
Ans: Fisheries, forests, grasslands and croplands are the
four systems that provide most of the raw materials for industries.
12.How are the earth’s principal biological systems being
depleted ?
Or: How does the four systems are going decimated ?
Ans: The earth’s
principal biological systems are consist of the four systems: Fisheries,
forests, grasslands and croplands. For the human productivity and the other
works, these systems are being impaired. For these reasons, fisheries collapse, forests
disappear, grasslands are converted into barren wastelands, and the croplands
deteriorate. In a protein-conscious and protein-hungry world, over fishing is
common every day. In poor countries, local forests are being decimated for
firewood and cooking. In some places,
firewood has become so expensive that “What goes under the pot now costs more
than what goes inside it”. In the words of Dr Myers the tropical forest is “the
Powerhouse of evolution”, several species of life face extinction as a result
of its destruction. (618 words)
13.Who is the president of the World Resources Institute ?
Ans: James Speth is the president of the World Resources
Institute.
14.Which article is related with safeguard the forests and
wildlife of the country ?
Ans: Article 48A is related with safeguard the forests and
wildlife of the country.
15.How does the author’s describe the anguish and shamelessly
fact of the constitution and laws of India ?
Ans: The author
mentions that laws are never respected nor enforced in India. For instance, the
author says that according to Constitution, casteism, untouchability and bonded
labour would be abolished but till now they flourish shamelessly even after
forty-four years of the operation of Constitution. 16. Updating & checking.............