Question

The pollution of the physical environment has contaminated our minds also. The simplicity and
innocence of the days of yore are not to be seen. Rapid development in science and technology and
tremendous increase in the production of wealth have made us materialistic. Materialism has rather
overpowered us and we are engrossed in the mad race of earning and spending. We are thus wasting our
powers and little we see in Nature that is ours. Materialism seems to be sounding the final death knell of
humanism and spiritualism, which indeed made our life worth living. We are steadily losing faith in
higher ideals and values and are coming to regard the accumulation of wealth as our be all and end all.
QUESTIONS :
(a) Write a summary of the passage given above.
(b) Suggest a suitable title for the passage.
(c) Explain the portions underlined.
(d) What has contaminated our minds?
(e) What is sounding as final death knell of humanism?​

Answer 1

Answer:

a)Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into the natural environment that cause adverse change.[1] Pollution can take the form of chemical substances or energy, such as noise, heat, or light. Pollutants, the components of pollution, can be either foreign substances/energies or naturally occurring contaminants. Pollution is often classed as point source or nonpoint source pollution. In 2015, pollution killed 9 million people worldwide.[2][3]

b) the pollution of technology and human

c) the pollution of the physical environment has contaminated our minds .

• Rapid development in science and technology and tremendous increase in the production of wealth have made us materialistic.
• Materialism has rather overpowered us and we are engrossed in the mad race of earning and spending.
• Materialism seems to be sounding the final death knell of humanism and spiritualism.

d) the physical environment has contaminated our minds

e) Materialism has seems to be sounding the final death knell of humanism and spiritualism.