Question

1.1 On the basis of your understanding of the above passage, answer any five of the questions

given below by choosing the most appropriate option:

(a) It is mandatory that the ___ should provide a proper e - disposal site to private firms.

(i) municipal committee

(ii) municipal corporation

(iii) health ministry

(iv) area counselor

(b) After segregation, the e - waste should be

(i) reused

(ii) reduced

(iii) recycled

(iv) resold

----

( c) The toxic substances enter the body through ----

(i) respiratory tracts

(ii) skin

(iii) digestive tract

(iv) all of these

( d) By 2020, e - waste from old computers would jump by __ per cent on 2007 level in

India.

(i) 300

(ii) 400

(iii) 500

(iv) 600

( e) The implementation of e - waste rules is still in a nascent stage which means __ _

(i) completely developed stage

(ii) not yet fully developed stage

(iii) in an unknown stage

(iv) both (i) and (iii)

(f) The state that ranks fourth among the largest e - waste generating states in the country

IS ---

(i) Hyderabad. (ii) Tamil Nadu

(iii) Uttnr Pradesh

(iv) Delhi

1.2. Find words from the passage which mean the same as the following:

(a) compulsory (para 2) (b) surroundings (para 6)

1.3. Find words from the passage which are opposites of the following

(a) exceptive (para 3) (b) acquired (para 5)​

Answer 1

Answer:

(a) It is mandatory that the municipal corporation should provide a proper e - disposal site to private firms.

(b) After segregation, the e - waste should be recycled

(c) The toxic substances enter the body through respiratory tract.

(d) By 2020, e - waste from old computers would jump by 300 per cent on 2007 level.

(e) The implementation of e - waste rules is still in a nascent stage which means in an unknown stage.

(f) The state that ranks fourth among the largest e - waste generating states in the country is Hyderabad.