Question

Q1. Read the passage and answer the questions that follow. 5 Marks
Do you know that around 270 eucalyptus trees or 460 bamboo plants are saved when we produce one tone of handmade 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.

(a)Why is hand –made paper becoming more and more popular ?
(b)Mention two feature of hand-made paper .
(c)What did Indians use for writing when there was no paper ?
(d) What is papyrus ?
(e)Why did the hand-made paper industry die in the 18th and 19th centuries ​

Answer 1

Answer:

1st handmade paper is echo friendly and it also checks pollution of water land and air

Answer 2

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the best form of recycled paper it also find factors of