M.MARKS 40
Q1. Read the given passage carefully and answer the following questions:
Forests are an important part of civilization. They not only form a considerable portion of
the national wealth of a country, but also play an important role in maintaining the
environmental balance. Indiscriminate telling of trees to enhance city areas is a threat to our
cavilization. We often forget that a peaceful, sensitive and well balanced co-existence of
man-made civilization and natural flora and fauna is absolutely important for human
existence on the earth we forget that deforestation for the urbanisation project led to the
destruction of past civilizations such as Mahenjo Daro Indiscriminate felling of trees not
only leaves our planet with fewer trees but also threatens the wildlife of the region. Forests
and trees have an enormous impact on the climate as they are instrumental in drawing rain
to the earth Deforestation has resulted radical changes in our climate. The overall
temperature of the planet is increasing at an alarming rate. The duration of seasons is
fluctuating all over the world. The rate of rainfall is decreasing day by day. The Ice-caps at
the Poles are melting as a result. The amount of cultivable land is reducing as a result of
deforestation and less rainfall. The future of this planet is in trouble unless immediate
attention is paid to this danger.
Thousands of species of plants and animals are fast disappearing from the face of our earth
as a result of human callousness. Forests in the mountains play an important role in
preventing erosion and landslides. Felling of trees in the hilly regions endangers the lives of
people that live there. However, the silver lining is that several people are becoming aware
of this danger. A number of environment activist groups are undertaking a campaign to save
forests
Afforestation and preservation of wildlife can be an answer to this environmental crisis. By
planting new trees, we can slowly restore the environmental balance that was disturbed by
deforestation. Though the process is long term, yet it is sure to save our planet from
extinction. A thorough mass awareness against deforestation and preservation of wildlife is
the call of the hour. It is only through mass sensitization and participation that this aim can
be realized in future
Q. Answer the following questions:
1 Why are forests an important part of the civilization?
2. What was the reason behind the decline of Mohenjo Daro civilization?
3. What role do forests and trees play?
4. Why are thousands of species of plants and animals disappearing?
5. How we can restore the environmental balance that is disturbed by deforestation?
Answers
Answer:
1. Forest are an important part of the civilisation because they not only form a considerable portion of the national wealth of a country, but also play an important role in maintaining the
environmental balance.
2. deforestation for the urbanisation project led to the
destruction of past civilizations such as Mahenjo Daro
3. Forests
and trees have an enormous impact on the climate as they are instrumental in drawing rain
to the earth.
4. Thousands of species of plants and animals are fast disappearing from the face of our earth
as a result of human callousness.
5. By
planting new trees, we can slowly restore the environmental balance that was disturbed by
deforestation.
Answer:
1. Forests are not only national wealth of a country but they also maintain the environmental balance.
2. Deforestation for the urbanization project led to the decline of Mohenjo-Daro civilization.
3. Forests and trees are instrumental in drawing rain to the earth.
4. They are disappearing as a result of human callousness