Question

Section A
Reading
QA. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow
Hand made Paper
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.
(1x5-5 Marks)
(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 ?
(d) What is papyrus ?
(e) Why did the hand-made paper industry die in India in the 18th and 19th centuries ?
(1x5=5 Marks)
(ii) Find words from the passage that mean the same as :
(a) control
(b) prospered
(c) bring back to life
(d) contaminating
(e) conserved​

Answer 1

Answer:

It is ecofriendly hand made paper that also checked pollution water,land,and air. large quantities of polluting chemical are used by paper mills.

Hand made paper is best for recycling.

Indians leaves of plan trees of writing.

papyrus is a kind of paper made from the Reed of the same name.

Mahatma Gandhi revived it during the freedom movement.

Answer 2

Answer:

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