Section - 'B' (Writing)
3. Read the following passage carefully and do as instructed in (a) and (b) below the
passage:
Neem was always a miracle tree. But new findings are attributing even
more miraculous properties cropping up with amazing frequency. The humble
neem could very well emerge as the solution to focust attacks and exploding
4population graph as well as providing cheap herbal medicines over the counter.
Whether a herbal medicine gives tough fight to pharmaceuticals or as an
environmentally safe natural pesticide need has evoked worldwide interest. So
much so that, as on April, 1995, there were 53 patents on neem related product
field worldwide. India holds just three. The sudden interest in neem and neem
related issues in India can be attributed to a controversial patent granted to W.R.
Grace a U.S. company in 1992 for a process it developed which preserves
azodirathy in, the primary active chemical produced by neem.
Questions:
(a) Make notes on the above passage and provide a title also. (4)
(b) Prepare the summary of the above passage.
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Neem is a member of the mahogany family, Meliaceae. It is today known by the botanic name Azadirachta indica A. Juss. In the past, however, it has been known by several names, and some botanists formerly lumped it together with at least one of its relatives. The result is that the older literature is so confusing that it is sometimes impossible to determine just which species is being discussed.1
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