Question

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SAMSUNG
SECTION - A (Reading - 10)
Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.
Do you know that around 270 eucalyptus trees or 460 bamboo plants are saved when
we produce one tonne of hand made paper? It is eco-friendly hand-made paper that
also checks pollution of water, land and air. Large quantities of polluting chemicals are
used by paper mills..
Hand-made paper is the best form of recycled paper. It has a fine surface for writing. It
is also strong enough for making drawings.
Paper manufacturing is a very old tradition. It was invented in China nearly two
thousand years back. Indians used the leaves of palm trees for writing. Papyrus is a!
kind of paper made from a reed of the same name. It grew on the banks of the River
Nile, and was used in Egypt.
The hand-made paper industry flourished in India during the Mughal period. But it died
with the setting up of paper mills in the 18th and 19th centuries. Mahatma Gandhi
revived it during the freedom movement. Today it is a fast growing industry.
1. Answer the following questions briefly:
(a) Why is hand-made paper becoming more and more popular?
(b) Mention two features of hand-made paper.
(C) What did Indians use for writing when there was no paper?
2. Find words from the above passage that mean the same as:Any
two..
(a) control (b) prospered (c) bring back to life.​

Answer 1

Explanation:

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Answer 2

Answer:

Q1.

ans- Hand-made paper is eco-friendly hand-made paper that also checks pollution of water, land and air. Large quantities of polluting chemicals areused by paper mills.

Hand-made paper is the best form of recycled paper. It has a fine surface for writing. It

is also strong enough for making drawings.

Q2.

ans- Two functions of hand-made paper--

1. Hand-made paper is eco- friendly

2.It is the best form of recycled paper.

Q3.

ans- Indians used the leaves of palm trees for writing.

Q2.

ans- bring back to life

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