0) Read the following passage and answer the questions:
1. Even as the Indian Minister of State for Environment and forests goes on record saying that only
one tiger had been poached in the first seven months of this year, the killing game goes on
undeterred in the Indian sanctuarles. And the situation is, perhaps, no worse elsewhere than in
certain areas of Uttar Pradesh, particularly the Teral region. It is, therefore, hardly surprising that
numerous trees, animals and birds have become victims and many more are clearly at risk.
2. The situation is especially alarming in Bahraich district where, In the 1,600 sq. km. forested area,
distributed between the east and west forest divisions for purposes of administrative convenience,
lies the famous katernlaghat wildlife sanctuary, among the country's leading gharlal breeding
centres. Timber is being stolen from under the noses of lackadalsical forest department personnel
who appear to have given thelr tacit consent to the hunting and smuggling body parts of many
species in this wildlife rich stretch.
3. Not much time has elapsed since a cheetal and jungle fowl were shot with Impunity in the Motipur
block, a fact that supports a long held theory that the denizens of the wild here are being traded for
pleasure and profit,
4. In 1983, a team of reporters from a vernacular Lucknow daily spotted a cyclist pedaling unhurriedly
in the direction of the Nepal border with the skins of some protected animals strapped to his
carrier.
5. On Investigation, the newshounds discovered that such prohibited articles are allowed to cross the
border for a price. Greed is thus appeased on both sides of the fence, and everybody concerned
becomes a little richer. But at what cost?
6. The lush forests on the other side were cleared years back by Nepal to rehabilitate its former
armymen; trigger happy to this day, they sneak Into the Indian jungles on illegal hunting
expeditions.
7. The damage is being compounded by local vandals who persistently violate the rules, and the
forests, in their avarice. While a thriving racket in the sale spotted deer meat is said to have been
liquidated in the district, rumours are that the evil has yet to be stamped out. Also, patridge and
quail are routine fare at a number of eateries. That this seldom causes eyebrows to rise is a matter
deserving swift remedial action.
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(a) On the basis of the reading of the above passage, answer the following questions:
0) What is the damage being caused to the Teral Region?
What are the two main factors responsible for continued poaching?
What do the 'trigger happy' Nepalese armymen get away with?
Iv) Suggest three ways in which poaching can be curtailed.
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Explanation:
0) Read the following passage and answer the questions:
1. Even as the Indian Minister of State for Environment and forests goes on record saying that only
one tiger had been poached in the first seven months of this year, the killing game goes on
undeterred in the Indian sanctuarles. And the situation is, perhaps, no worse elsewhere than in
certain areas of Uttar Pradesh, particularly the Teral region. It is, therefore, hardly surprising that
numerous trees, animals and birds have become victims and many more are clearly at risk.
2. The situation is especially alarming in Bahraich district where, In the 1,600 sq. km. forested area,
distributed between the east and west forest divisions for purposes of administrative convenience,
lies the famous katernlaghat wildlife sanctuary, among the country's leading gharlal breeding
centres. Timber is being stolen from under the noses of lackadalsical forest department personnel
who appear to have given thelr tacit consent to the hunting and smuggling body parts of many
species in this wildlife rich stretch.
3. Not much time has elapsed since a cheetal and jungle fowl were shot with Impunity in the Motipur
block, a fact that supports a long held theory that the denizens of the wild here are being traded for
pleasure and profit,
4. In 1983, a team of reporters from a vernacular Lucknow daily spotted a cyclist pedaling unhurriedly
in the direction of the Nepal border with the skins of some protected animals strapped to his
carrier.
5. On Investigation, the newshounds discovered that such prohibited articles are allowed to cross the
border for a price. Greed is thus appeased on both sides of the fence, and everybody concerned
becomes a little richer. But at what cost?
6. The lush forests on the other side were cleared years back by Nepal to rehabilitate its former
armymen; trigger happy to this day, they sneak Into the Indian jungles on illegal hunting
expeditions.
7. The damage is being compounded by local vandals who persistently violate the rules, and the
forests, in their avarice. While a thriving racket in the sale spotted deer meat is said to have been
liquidated in the district, rumours are that the evil has yet to be stamped out. Also, patridge and
quail are routine fare at a number of eateries. That this seldom causes eyebrows to rise is a matter
deserving swift remedial action.
2.
2.
(a) On the basis of the reading of the above passage, answer the following questions:
0) What is the damage being caused to the Teral Region?
What are the two main factors responsible for continued poaching?
What do the 'trigger happy' Nepalese armymen get away with?
Iv) Suggest three ways in which poaching can be curtailed.
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