QUESTION.1
which movement does Nani palkhivala refer to?
Answer:
The author, Nani Palkhivala, refers to the 'Green Movement'. It has become very ' popular among the people of all countries. It started nearly twenty five years ago but it has gripped the imagination of the entire human race completely and quite rapidly.
Question 2
What goes under the pot now cost more than what goes inside it explain it?
answer.
It means that the cost of what is being cooked is much lower than what is being used for cooking that. Firewood is so expensive that one cannot afford it anymore, the resources for cooking have become far more expensive than the ingredients.
Question 3:
Why do we need to plant more forests in India?
Answer:
According to official data, India is losing its forests at the rate of 3.7 million acres a year. The actual loss of forests is estimated to be about eight times the rate indicated by government statistics. Large areas, officially named forest land are already treeless. Moreover a five-fold increase in the rate of forest planting is needed to cope with the expected fuel wood demand 5 years later.
Question 4
How can over-fishing and decimation of forests prove harmful?
Answer:
Over-fishing may lead to stripping the fisheries. Then man will lose a rich source of protein. The decimation of forests will harm ecology. Moreover, several species of life that live in forest will face extinction.
Long question answer of the lesson
Question 1
Why does Nani palkhivala call the earth the ailing planet ? how can the ailing planet survive?
Answer
Due to the insensitive exploitation by humans for their survival and development, the earth has lost almost all its vital/important resources. With drying rivers, depleting and polluted environment and deteriorating forests and greenery, the earth is now breathing hard for its survival and thus it is an ailing planet.
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