Board Paper of Class 12-Commerce Term-I 2021 English Delhi(Set 4) - Solutions
General Instructions:
(i) This question paper contains 60 questions out of which 50 questions are to be attempted. All questions carry equal marks.
(ii) This question paper consists of three Sections – Section A, Section B and Section C.
(iii) Section A – Reading – contains 18 questions. Attempt any 14 questions from Q. No. 1 to 18.
(iv) Section B – Writing Skills – contains 12 questions. Attempt any 10 questions from Q. No. 19 to 30.
(v) Section C – Literature – contains 30 questions. Attempt any 26 questions from Q. No. 31 to 60.
(vi) First 14 questions in Section A, 10 questions in Section B and 26 questions in Section C will be evaluated.
(vii) There is only one correct option for every multiple choice question (MCQ). Marks will not be awarded for answering more than one option.
(vii) There is no negative marking.
- Question 1
Read the passage given below:
1. What's the one thing that you associate with your college days? For me, it was consuming copious amounts of chai.A cup of tea was a panacea to all troubles and the companion to all joys. In this exclusive interview, we caught up with 65-year-old Deepak Garg, owner of Ganga Dhaba, a spot that every officer from National Academy of Administration has visited multiple times.
2. Deepak begins, "My family has been here for almost 90 years.It was my grandfather who first started working here as the supplier to the hotel that existed then. "In 1964, when Deepak was all of eight, he lost his father and the responsibility of raising four children, fell on his mother.
3. "Our growing up years were a huge struggle.My mother used to teach home science at a local balwadi school, and which was also where my siblings and I studied," he says. In 1978. Deepak says that he started a food joint that he named Om Chinese restaurant. "In those days, there was a huge liking for Chinese food and hence the name and the choice of cuisine," he says.
4. For almost 17 years, things continued and then Deepak got a Public Call Office (PCO) installed for the Officer Trainees.The business did so well that soon he had installed more than ten telephones, with separate cabins, to allow them some privacy while they made and received their calls.
5. ''The OTs who would talk on the PCO from here would always refer to the place as 'Ganga Dhaba'.It was because this place is so close to the Ganga hostel inside the academy, that slowly the name changed and it became Ganga Dhaba. "Since it was the OTs that gave us our identity, we decided to change the name and call it Ganga Dhaba," he says.
6. There have been instances when Deepak and his family members have learnt dishes from the OTs.He says, "So many dishes on our menu today are because some officer came in and decided to teach us how to make them."
7. We have seen two generations of officers, served the parents, who now as the parents come back to drop their children at the academy and tell us to take care of them.What more can we ask for ? While the money we make is not great, the respect and the love we have accumulated over the years is what keeps us going," says Deepak, proudly. (400 words).
Based on your understanding of the passage, answer any eight out of the ten questions by choosing the correct options:
What, according to the author, gave him solace during his bad times in his college days?
(a) Friends
(b) Family
(c) Tea
(d) Telephone VIEW SOLUTION
- Question 2
Read the passage given below:
1. What's the one thing that you associate with your college days? For me, it was consuming copious amounts of chai.A cup of tea was a panacea to all troubles and the companion to all joys. In this exclusive interview, we caught up with 65-year-old Deepak Garg, owner of Ganga Dhaba, a spot that every officer from National Academy of Administration has visited multiple times.
2. Deepak begins, "My family has been here for almost 90 years.It was my grandfather who first started working here as the supplier to the hotel that existed then. "In 1964, when Deepak was all of eight, he lost his father and the responsibility of raising four children, fell on his mother.
3. "Our growing up years were a huge struggle.My mother used to teach home science at a local balwadi school, and which was also where my siblings and I studied," he says. In 1978. Deepak says that he started a food joint that he named Om Chinese restaurant. "In those days, there was a huge liking for Chinese food and hence the name and the choice of cuisine," he says.
4. For almost 17 years, things continued and then Deepak got a Public Call Office (PCO) installed for the Officer Trainees.The business did so well that soon he had installed more than ten telephones, with separate cabins, to allow them some privacy while they made and received their calls.
5. ''The OTs who would talk on the PCO from here would always refer to the place as 'Ganga Dhaba'.It was because this place is so close to the Ganga hostel inside the academy, that slowly the name changed and it became Ganga Dhaba. "Since it was the OTs that gave us our identity, we decided to change the name and call it Ganga Dhaba," he says.
6. There have been instances when Deepak and his family members have learnt dishes from the OTs.He says, "So many dishes on our menu today are because some officer came in and decided to teach us how to make them."
7. We have seen two generations of officers, served the parents, who now as the parents come back to drop their children at the academy and tell us to take care of them.What more can we ask for ? While the money we make is not great, the respect and the love we have accumulated over the years is what keeps us going," says Deepak, proudly. (400 words).
Based on your understanding of the passage, answer any eight out of the ten questions by choosing the correct options:
Read the following statements:
(i) Mr. Deepak named his food joint Om Chinese.
(ii) Chinese food was then popular among people.
(a) (ii) is the cause for (i).
(b) (i) is the cause for (ii).
(c) (i) is true and (ii) is false.
(d) (i) is false and (ii) is true. VIEW SOLUTION
- Question 3
Read the passage given below:
1. What's the one thing that you associate with your college days? For me, it was consuming copious amounts of chai.A cup of tea was a panacea to all troubles and the companion to all joys. In this exclusive interview, we caught up with 65-year-old Deepak Garg, owner of Ganga Dhaba, a spot that every officer from National Academy of Administration has visited multiple times.
2. Deepak begins, "My family has been here for almost 90 years.It was my grandfather who first started working here as the supplier to the hotel that existed then. "In 1964, when Deepak was all of eight, he lost his father and the responsibility of raising four children, fell on his mother.
3. "Our growing up years were a huge struggle.My mother used to teach home science at a local balwadi school, and which was also where my siblings and I studied," he says. In 1978. Deepak says that he started a food joint that he named Om Chinese restaurant. "In those days, there was a huge liking for Chinese food and hence the name and the choice of cuisine," he says.
4. For almost 17 years, things continued and then Deepak got a Public Call Office (PCO) installed for the Officer Trainees.The business did so well that soon he had installed more than ten telephones, with separate cabins, to allow them some privacy while they made and received their calls.
5. ''The OTs who would talk on the PCO from here would always refer to the place as 'Ganga Dhaba'.It was because this place is so close to the Ganga hostel inside the academy, that slowly the name changed and it became Ganga Dhaba. "Since it was the OTs that gave us our identity, we decided to change the name and call it Ganga Dhaba," he says.
6. There have been instances when Deepak and his family members have learnt dishes from the OTs.He says, "So many dishes on our menu today are because some officer came in and decided to teach us how to make them."
7. We have seen two generations of officers, served the parents, who now as the parents come back to drop their children at the academy and tell us to take care of them.What more can we ask for ? While the money we make is not great, the respect and the love we have accumulated over the years is what keeps us going," says Deepak, proudly. (400 words).
Based on your understanding of the passage, answer any eight out of the ten questions by choosing the correct options:
'Soon he had installed ten telephones.'
In the light of the above statement select the option that lists the right inference.
(a) He was kind enough to do social service for the OTs.
(b) He was successful and flourishing in his business.
(c) He expanded his canteen to accommodate more people.
(d) He switched his business from canteen to telephone booths. VIEW SOLUTION
- Question 4
Read the passage given below:
1. What's the one thing that you associate with your college days? For me, it was consuming copious amounts of chai.A cup of tea was a panacea to all troubles and the companion to all joys. In this exclusive interview, we caught up with 65-year-old Deepak Garg, owner of Ganga Dhaba, a spot that every officer from National Academy of Administration has visited multiple times.
2. Deepak begins, "My family has been here for almost 90 years.It was my grandfather who first started working here as the supplier to the hotel that existed then. "In 1964, when Deepak was all of eight, he lost his father and the responsibility of raising four children, fell on his mother.
3. "Our growing up years were a huge struggle.My mother used to teach home science at a local balwadi school, and which was also where my siblings and I studied," he says. In 1978. Deepak says that he started a food joint that he named Om Chinese restaurant. "In those days, there was a huge liking for Chinese food and hence the name and the choice of cuisine," he says.
4. For almost 17 years, things continued and then Deepak got a Public Call Office (PCO) installed for the Officer Trainees.The business did so well that soon he had installed more than ten telephones, with separate cabins, to allow them some privacy while they made and received their calls.
5. ''The OTs who would talk on the PCO from here would always refer to the place as 'Ganga Dhaba'.It was because this place is so close to the Ganga hostel inside the academy, that slowly the name changed and it became Ganga Dhaba. "Since it was the OTs that gave us our identity, we decided to change the name and call it Ganga Dhaba," he says.
6. There have been instances when Deepak and his family members have learnt dishes from the OTs.He says, "So many dishes on our menu today are because some officer came in and decided to teach us how to make them."
7. We have seen two generations of officers, served the parents, who now as the parents come back to drop their children at the academy and tell us to take care of them.What more can we ask for ? While the money we make is not great, the respect and the love we have accumulated over the years is what keeps us going," says Deepak, proudly. (400 words).
Based on your understanding of the passage, answer any eight out of the ten questions by choosing the correct options:
The gesture of changing the name of the food joint to 'Ganga Dhaba' speaks of Deepak's
(a) wavering mind
(b) tendency to change with times
(c) respect and tribute to OTs
(d) dogmatic approach VIEW SOLUTION
- Question 5
Read the passage given below:
1. What's the one thing that you associate with your college days? For me, it was consuming copious amounts of chai.A cup of tea was a panacea to all troubles and the companion to all joys. In this exclusive interview, we caught up with 65-year-old Deepak Garg, owner of Ganga Dhaba, a spot that every officer from National Academy of Administration has visited multiple times.
2. Deepak begins, "My family has been here for almost 90 years.It was my grandfather who first started working here as the supplier to the hotel that existed then. "In 1964, when Deepak was all of eight, he lost his father and the responsibility of raising four children, fell on his mother.
3. "Our growing up years were a huge struggle.My mother used to teach home science at a local balwadi school, and which was also where my siblings and I studied," he says. In 1978. Deepak says that he started a food joint that he named Om Chinese restaurant. "In those days, there was a huge liking for Chinese food and hence the name and the choice of cuisine," he says.
4. For almost 17 years, things continued and then Deepak got a Public Call Office (PCO) installed for the Officer Trainees.The business did so well that soon he had installed more than ten telephones, with separate cabins, to allow them some privacy while they made and received their calls.
5. ''The OTs who would talk on the PCO from here would always refer to the place as 'Ganga Dhaba'.It was because this place is so close to the Ganga hostel inside the academy, that slowly the name changed and it became Ganga Dhaba. "Since it was the OTs that gave us our identity, we decided to change the name and call it Ganga Dhaba," he says.
6. There have been instances when Deepak and his family members have learnt dishes from the OTs.He says, "So many dishes on our menu today are because some officer came in and decided to teach us how to make them."
7. We have seen two generations of officers, served the parents, who now as the parents come back to drop their children at the academy and tell us to take care of them.What more can we ask for ? While the money we make is not great, the respect and the love we have accumulated over the years is what keeps us going," says Deepak, proudly. (400 words).
Based on your understanding of the passage, answer any eight out of the ten questions by choosing the correct options:
'..... his family members learnt dishes from OTs."
Choose the option that lists the inference with reference to the above statement.
(a) OTs were equally good connoisseurs of food.
(b) his family was mediocre in cooking.
(c) his family had close association and good rapport with OTs.
(d) his family wanted to learn more recipes to expand their business. VIEW SOLUTION
- Question 6
Read the passage given below:
1. What's the one thing that you associate with your college days? For me, it was consuming copious amounts of chai.A cup of tea was a panacea to all troubles and the companion to all joys. In this exclusive interview, we caught up with 65-year-old Deepak Garg, owner of Ganga Dhaba, a spot that every officer from National Academy of Administration has visited multiple times.
2. Deepak begins, "My family has been here for almost 90 years.It was my grandfather who first started working here as the supplier to the hotel that existed then. "In 1964, when Deepak was all of eight, he lost his father and the responsibility of raising four children, fell on his mother.
3. "Our growing up years were a huge struggle.My mother used to teach home science at a local balwadi school, and which was also where my siblings and I studied," he says. In 1978. Deepak says that he started a food joint that he named Om Chinese restaurant. "In those days, there was a huge liking for Chinese food and hence the name and the choice of cuisine," he says.
4. For almost 17 years, things continued and then Deepak got a Public Call Office (PCO) installed for the Officer Trainees.The business did so well that soon he had installed more than ten telephones, with separate cabins, to allow them some privacy while they made and received their calls.
5. ''The OTs who would talk on the PCO from here would always refer to the place as 'Ganga Dhaba'.It was because this place is so close to the Ganga hostel inside the academy, that slowly the name changed and it became Ganga Dhaba. "Since it was the OTs that gave us our identity, we decided to change the name and call it Ganga Dhaba," he says.
6. There have been instances when Deepak and his family members have learnt dishes from the OTs.He says, "So many dishes on our menu today are because some officer came in and decided to teach us how to make them."
7. We have seen two generations of officers, served the parents, who now as the parents come back to drop their children at the academy and tell us to take care of them.What more can we ask for ? While the money we make is not great, the respect and the love we have accumulated over the years is what keeps us going," says Deepak, proudly. (400 words).
Based on your understanding of the passage, answer any eight out of the ten questions by choosing the correct options:
As per paragraph 7, select the option that sums up the personality of Deepak Garg.
(a) He is a struggler, lacks business acumen to make his business profitable.
(b) He is a very social and friendly person and enjoys good relationship with OTs.
(c) A responsible son who shared the burden of his family.
(d) A person who upholds dignity and esteem in life, not materialistic. VIEW SOLUTION
- Question 7
Read the passage given below:
1. What's the one thing that you associate with your college days? For me, it was consuming copious amounts of chai.A cup of tea was a panacea to all troubles and the companion to all joys. In this exclusive interview, we caught up with 65-year-old Deepak Garg, owner of Ganga Dhaba, a spot that every officer from National Academy of Administration has visited multiple times.
2. Deepak begins, "My family has been here for almost 90 years.It was my grandfather who first started working here as the supplier to the hotel that existed then. "In 1964, when Deepak was all of eight, he lost his father and the responsibility of raising four children, fell on his mother.
3. "Our growing up years were a huge struggle.My mother used to teach home science at a local balwadi school, and which was also where my siblings and I studied," he says. In 1978. Deepak says that he started a food joint that he named Om Chinese restaurant. "In those days, there was a huge liking for Chinese food and hence the name and the choice of cuisine," he says.
4. For almost 17 years, things continued and then Deepak got a Public Call Office (PCO) installed for the Officer Trainees.The business did so well that soon he had installed more than ten telephones, with separate cabins, to allow them some privacy while they made and received their calls.
5. ''The OTs who would talk on the PCO from here would always refer to the place as 'Ganga Dhaba'.It was because this place is so close to the Ganga hostel inside the academy, that slowly the name changed and it became Ganga Dhaba. "Since it was the OTs that gave us our identity, we decided to change the name and call it Ganga Dhaba," he says.
6. There have been instances when Deepak and his family members have learnt dishes from the OTs.He says, "So many dishes on our menu today are because some officer came in and decided to teach us how to make them."
7. We have seen two generations of officers, served the parents, who now as the parents come back to drop their children at the academy and tell us to take care of them.What more can we ask for ? While the money we make is not great, the respect and the love we have accumulated over the years is what keeps us going," says Deepak, proudly. (400 words).
Based on your understanding of the passage, answer any eight out of the ten questions by choosing the correct options:
"......OTs that gave us our identity." He means to say
(a) His canteen was in the vicinity of OT's hostel.
(b) The canteen was named after the OTs hostel.
(c) It was OTs who helped his family to learn new recipes.
(d) It was OTs who patronized his canteen business. VIEW SOLUTION
- Question 8
Read the passage given below:
1. What's the one thing that you associate with your college days? For me, it was consuming copious amounts of chai.A cup of tea was a panacea to all troubles and the companion to all joys. In this exclusive interview, we caught up with 65-year-old Deepak Garg, owner of Ganga Dhaba, a spot that every officer from National Academy of Administration has visited multiple times.
2. Deepak begins, "My family has been here for almost 90 years.It was my grandfather who first started working here as the supplier to the hotel that existed then. "In 1964, when Deepak was all of eight, he lost his father and the responsibility of raising four children, fell on his mother.
3. "Our growing up years were a huge struggle.My mother used to teach home science at a local balwadi school, and which was also where my siblings and I studied," he says. In 1978. Deepak says that he started a food joint that he named Om Chinese restaurant. "In those days, there was a huge liking for Chinese food and hence the name and the choice of cuisine," he says.
4. For almost 17 years, things continued and then Deepak got a Public Call Office (PCO) installed for the Officer Trainees.The business did so well that soon he had installed more than ten telephones, with separate cabins, to allow them some privacy while they made and received their calls.
5. ''The OTs who would talk on the PCO from here would always refer to the place as 'Ganga Dhaba'.It was because this place is so close to the Ganga hostel inside the academy, that slowly the name changed and it became Ganga Dhaba. "Since it was the OTs that gave us our identity, we decided to change the name and call it Ganga Dhaba," he says.
6. There have been instances when Deepak and his family members have learnt dishes from the OTs.He says, "So many dishes on our menu today are because some officer came in and decided to teach us how to make them."
7. We have seen two generations of officers, served the parents, who now as the parents come back to drop their children at the academy and tell us to take care of them.What more can we ask for ? While the money we make is not great, the respect and the love we have accumulated over the years is what keeps us going," says Deepak, proudly. (400 words).
Based on your understanding of the passage, answer any eight out of the ten questions by choosing the correct options:
Choose the option that aptly defines Deepak Garg's life story "from struggling childhood days to becoming a successful businessman".
(a) Where there is a will, there is a way.
(b) Make Ray while the Sun shines.
(c) A good fire make a good cook.
(d) Despair gives courage to a coward. VIEW SOLUTION
- Question 9
Read the passage given below:
1. What's the one thing that you associate with your college days? For me, it was consuming copious amounts of chai.A cup of tea was a panacea to all troubles and the companion to all joys. In this exclusive interview, we caught up with 65-year-old Deepak Garg, owner of Ganga Dhaba, a spot that every officer from National Academy of Administration has visited multiple times.
2. Deepak begins, "My family has been here for almost 90 years.It was my grandfather who first started working here as the supplier to the hotel that existed then. "In 1964, when Deepak was all of eight, he lost his father and the responsibility of raising four children, fell on his mother.
3. "Our growing up years were a huge struggle.My mother used to teach home science at a local balwadi school, and which was also where my siblings and I studied," he says. In 1978. Deepak says that he started a food joint that he named Om Chinese restaurant. "In those days, there was a huge liking for Chinese food and hence the name and the choice of cuisine," he says.
4. For almost 17 years, things continued and then Deepak got a Public Call Office (PCO) installed for the Officer Trainees.The business did so well that soon he had installed more than ten telephones, with separate cabins, to allow them some privacy while they made and received their calls.
5. ''The OTs who would talk on the PCO from here would always refer to the place as 'Ganga Dhaba'.It was because this place is so close to the Ganga hostel inside the academy, that slowly the name changed and it became Ganga Dhaba. "Since it was the OTs that gave us our identity, we decided to change the name and call it Ganga Dhaba," he says.
6. There have been instances when Deepak and his family members have learnt dishes from the OTs.He says, "So many dishes on our menu today are because some officer came in and decided to teach us how to make them."
7. We have seen two generations of officers, served the parents, who now as the parents come back to drop their children at the academy and tell us to take care of them.What more can we ask for ? While the money we make is not great, the respect and the love we have accumulated over the years is what keeps us going," says Deepak, proudly. (400 words).
Based on your understanding of the passage, answer any eight out of the ten questions by choosing the correct options:
'...... many dishes on our menu today are because some officer came in and decided to teach us.'
Choose the option that rightly reflects the tone of the speaker.
(a) Ignorance
(b) Humility
(c) Pride
(d) Regret VIEW SOLUTION
- Question 10
Read the passage given below:
1. What's the one thing that you associate with your college days? For me, it was consuming copious amounts of chai.A cup of tea was a panacea to all troubles and the companion to all joys. In this exclusive interview, we caught up with 65-year-old Deepak Garg, owner of Ganga Dhaba, a spot that every officer from National Academy of Administration has visited multiple times.
2. Deepak begins, "My family has been here for almost 90 years.It was my grandfather who first started working here as the supplier to the hotel that existed then. "In 1964, when Deepak was all of eight, he lost his father and the responsibility of raising four children, fell on his mother.
3. "Our growing up years were a huge struggle.My mother used to teach home science at a local balwadi school, and which was also where my siblings and I studied," he says. In 1978. Deepak says that he started a food joint that he named Om Chinese restaurant. "In those days, there was a huge liking for Chinese food and hence the name and the choice of cuisine," he says.
4. For almost 17 years, things continued and then Deepak got a Public Call Office (PCO) installed for the Officer Trainees.The business did so well that soon he had installed more than ten telephones, with separate cabins, to allow them some privacy while they made and received their calls.
5. ''The OTs who would talk on the PCO from here would always refer to the place as 'Ganga Dhaba'.It was because this place is so close to the Ganga hostel inside the academy, that slowly the name changed and it became Ganga Dhaba. "Since it was the OTs that gave us our identity, we decided to change the name and call it Ganga Dhaba," he says.
6. There have been instances when Deepak and his family members have learnt dishes from the OTs.He says, "So many dishes on our menu today are because some officer came in and decided to teach us how to make them."
7. We have seen two generations of officers, served the parents, who now as the parents come back to drop their children at the academy and tell us to take care of them.What more can we ask for ? While the money we make is not great, the respect and the love we have accumulated over the years is what keeps us going," says Deepak, proudly. (400 words).
Based on your understanding of the passage, answer any eight out of the ten questions by choosing the correct options:
"..... tell us to take care of them."
Choose the option that lists the appropriate reason behind the statement.
(a) Parents make a request as they stay away from their children.
(b) Deepak Garg can take care as he stays close to the hostel.
(c) Parents trust and respect Deepak Garg's hospitality.
(d) Parents pay Deepak Garg for the facilities he offers. VIEW SOLUTION
- Question 11
Read the passage given below:
1. Air pollution is a major threat to human health. The United Nations Environment Programme has estimated that, globally, 1.1 billion people breathe in unhealthy air. The World Health Organization (WHO) has estimated that urban air pollution is responsible for approximately 800,000 deaths and 4.6 million people lose their lives every year around the globe.
2. Traffic and transportation problems, inadequate drainage facilities, lack of open spaces, carbon emission, and the accumulation of waste aggravate the problem. Air pollution is associated with increased risk of acute respiratory infections (ARI), the principal cause of infant and child mortality in developing countries.
3. Urban air quality in most mega cities has been found to be critical and Kolkata was done by applying the Exceedance Factor (EF) method, where the presence of listed pollutants' (RPM, SPM, NO2, and SO2) annual average concentration are classified into four different categories; namely critical, high, moderate, and low pollution. Out of a total of 17 ambient air quality monitoring stations operating in Kolkata, five fall under the critical category, and the remaining 12 locations fall under the high category of NO2 concentration, while for RPM, four record critical, and 13 come under the high pollution category. The causes of high concentration of pollutants in the form of NO2 and RPM have been identified in earlier studies as vehicular emission (51.4%), followed by industrial sources (24.5%) and dust particles (21.1%).
4. Later, a health assessment was undertaken with a structured questionnaire at some nearby dispensaries which fall under areas with different ambient air pollution levels. Three dispensaries have been surveyed with 100 participants. It shows that respondents with respiratory diseases (85.1%) have outnumbered waterborne diseases (14.9%) and include acute respiratory infections (ARI) (60%), chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD) (7.8%), upper track respiratory infection (UTRI) (1.2%), Influenza (12.7%), and acid-fast bacillus (AFB) (3.4%).
5. To live a healthy life and have better well-being, practising pollution-averting activities in one's day-to-day activities is needed. These pollution-averting practices can only be possible when awareness among the masses is generated that the air, they breathe outdoors, is not found to be safe.
Pollution in India
Based on your understanding of the passage, answer any six out of the eight questions by choosing the correct options:
Select the option that highlights the main idea of the passage.
(a) To educate people about the threat of air pollution.
(b) To warn people of the threat of air pollution and educate them about the safety measures.
(c) To discuss the status of pollution in Kolkata and share the details of the study.
(d) To educate people on Exceedance Factor method and share the results of the study. VIEW SOLUTION
- Question 12
Read the passage given below:
1. Air pollution is a major threat to human health. The United Nations Environment Programme has estimated that, globally, 1.1 billion people breathe in unhealthy air. The World Health Organization (WHO) has estimated that urban air pollution is responsible for approximately 800,000 deaths and 4.6 million people lose their lives every year around the globe.
2. Traffic and transportation problems, inadequate drainage facilities, lack of open spaces, carbon emission, and the accumulation of waste aggravate the problem. Air pollution is associated with increased risk of acute respiratory infections (ARI), the principal cause of infant and child mortality in developing countries.
3. Urban air quality in most mega cities has been found to be critical and Kolkata was done by applying the Exceedance Factor (EF) method, where the presence of listed pollutants' (RPM, SPM, NO2, and SO2) annual average concentration are classified into four different categories; namely critical, high, moderate, and low pollution. Out of a total of 17 ambient air quality monitoring stations operating in Kolkata, five fall under the critical category, and the remaining 12 locations fall under the high category of NO2 concentration, while for RPM, four record critical, and 13 come under the high pollution category. The causes of high concentration of pollutants in the form of NO2 and RPM have been identified in earlier studies as vehicular emission (51.4%), followed by industrial sources (24.5%) and dust particles (21.1%).
4. Later, a health assessment was undertaken with a structured questionnaire at some nearby dispensaries which fall under areas with different ambient air pollution levels. Three dispensaries have been surveyed with 100 participants. It shows that respondents with respiratory diseases (85.1%) have outnumbered waterborne diseases (14.9%) and include acute respiratory infections (ARI) (60%), chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD) (7.8%), upper track respiratory infection (UTRI) (1.2%), Influenza (12.7%), and acid-fast bacillus (AFB) (3.4%).
5. To live a healthy life and have better well-being, practising pollution-averting activities in one's day-to-day activities is needed. These pollution-averting practices can only be possible when awareness among the masses is generated that the air, they breathe outdoors, is not found to be safe.
Pollution in India
Based on your understanding of the passage, answer any six out of the eight questions by choosing the correct options:
Select the option that displays the correct 'cause and effect' relationship.
​(a) Cause Effect Traffic and transportation problem 4.6 million deaths (b) Cause Effect Lack of open spaces Mega cities (c) Cause Effect Air pollution Respiratory diseases (d) Cause Effect Air quality monitoring stations Emission of NO2
- Question 13
Read the passage given below:
1. Air pollution is a major threat to human health. The United Nations Environment Programme has estimated that, globally, 1.1 billion people breathe in unhealthy air. The World Health Organization (WHO) has estimated that urban air pollution is responsible for approximately 800,000 deaths and 4.6 million people lose their lives every year around the globe.
2. Traffic and transportation problems, inadequate drainage facilities, lack of open spaces, carbon emission, and the accumulation of waste aggravate the problem. Air pollution is associated with increased risk of acute respiratory infections (ARI), the principal cause of infant and child mortality in developing countries.
3. Urban air quality in most mega cities has been found to be critical and Kolkata was done by applying the Exceedance Factor (EF) method, where the presence of listed pollutants' (RPM, SPM, NO2, and SO2) annual average concentration are classified into four different categories; namely critical, high, moderate, and low pollution. Out of a total of 17 ambient air quality monitoring stations operating in Kolkata, five fall under the critical category, and the remaining 12 locations fall under the high category of NO2 concentration, while for RPM, four record critical, and 13 come under the high pollution category. The causes of high concentration of pollutants in the form of NO2 and RPM have been identified in earlier studies as vehicular emission (51.4%), followed by industrial sources (24.5%) and dust particles (21.1%).
4. Later, a health assessment was undertaken with a structured questionnaire at some nearby dispensaries which fall under areas with different ambient air pollution levels. Three dispensaries have been surveyed with 100 participants. It shows that respondents with respiratory diseases (85.1%) have outnumbered waterborne diseases (14.9%) and include acute respiratory infections (ARI) (60%), chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD) (7.8%), upper track respiratory infection (UTRI) (1.2%), Influenza (12.7%), and acid-fast bacillus (AFB) (3.4%).
5. To live a healthy life and have better well-being, practising pollution-averting activities in one's day-to-day activities is needed. These pollution-averting practices can only be possible when awareness among the masses is generated that the air, they breathe outdoors, is not found to be safe.
Pollution in India
Based on your understanding of the passage, answer any six out of the eight questions by choosing the correct options:
Read the following statements:
(i) Air pollution kills 4.6 million people every year in India.
(ii) Air pollution is causing health hazards to more people than water pollution.
(a) (i) is true and (ii) is false.
(b) (i) is false and (ii) is true.
(c) (i) is true and is responsible for (ii).
(d) Both (i) and (ii) are false. VIEW SOLUTION
- Question 14
Read the passage given below:
1. Air pollution is a major threat to human health. The United Nations Environment Programme has estimated that, globally, 1.1 billion people breathe in unhealthy air. The World Health Organization (WHO) has estimated that urban air pollution is responsible for approximately 800,000 deaths and 4.6 million people lose their lives every year around the globe.
2. Traffic and transportation problems, inadequate drainage facilities, lack of open spaces, carbon emission, and the accumulation of waste aggravate the problem. Air pollution is associated with increased risk of acute respiratory infections (ARI), the principal cause of infant and child mortality in developing countries.
3. Urban air quality in most mega cities has been found to be critical and Kolkata was done by applying the Exceedance Factor (EF) method, where the presence of listed pollutants' (RPM, SPM, NO2, and SO2) annual average concentration are classified into four different categories; namely critical, high, moderate, and low pollution. Out of a total of 17 ambient air quality monitoring stations operating in Kolkata, five fall under the critical category, and the remaining 12 locations fall under the high category of NO2 concentration, while for RPM, four record critical, and 13 come under the high pollution category. The causes of high concentration of pollutants in the form of NO2 and RPM have been identified in earlier studies as vehicular emission (51.4%), followed by industrial sources (24.5%) and dust particles (21.1%).
4. Later, a health assessment was undertaken with a structured questionnaire at some nearby dispensaries which fall under areas with different ambient air pollution levels. Three dispensaries have been surveyed with 100 participants. It shows that respondents with respiratory diseases (85.1%) have outnumbered waterborne diseases (14.9%) and include acute respiratory infections (ARI) (60%), chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD) (7.8%), upper track respiratory infection (UTRI) (1.2%), Influenza (12.7%), and acid-fast bacillus (AFB) (3.4%).
5. To live a healthy life and have better well-being, practising pollution-averting activities in one's day-to-day activities is needed. These pollution-averting practices can only be possible when awareness among the masses is generated that the air, they breathe outdoors, is not found to be safe.
Pollution in India
Based on your understanding of the passage, answer any six out of the eight questions by choosing the correct options:
The author's opinion on the development of Mega cities is
(a) Cities face transportation problem due to heavy traffic.
(b) Urbanization leads to deterioration of air quality.
(c) Mega cities are the right spots to study air pollution.
(d) Cities face the problem of congestion. VIEW SOLUTION
- Question 15
Read the passage given below:
1. Air pollution is a major threat to human health. The United Nations Environment Programme has estimated that, globally, 1.1 billion people breathe in unhealthy air. The World Health Organization (WHO) has estimated that urban air pollution is responsible for approximately 800,000 deaths and 4.6 million people lose their lives every year around the globe.
2. Traffic and transportation problems, inadequate drainage facilities, lack of open spaces, carbon emission, and the accumulation of waste aggravate the problem. Air pollution is associated with increased risk of acute respiratory infections (ARI), the principal cause of infant and child mortality in developing countries.
3. Urban air quality in most mega cities has been found to be critical and Kolkata was done by applying the Exceedance Factor (EF) method, where the presence of listed pollutants' (RPM, SPM, NO2, and SO2) annual average concentration are classified into four different categories; namely critical, high, moderate, and low pollution. Out of a total of 17 ambient air quality monitoring stations operating in Kolkata, five fall under the critical category, and the remaining 12 locations fall under the high category of NO2 concentration, while for RPM, four record critical, and 13 come under the high pollution category. The causes of high concentration of pollutants in the form of NO2 and RPM have been identified in earlier studies as vehicular emission (51.4%), followed by industrial sources (24.5%) and dust particles (21.1%).
4. Later, a health assessment was undertaken with a structured questionnaire at some nearby dispensaries which fall under areas with different ambient air pollution levels. Three dispensaries have been surveyed with 100 participants. It shows that respondents with respiratory diseases (85.1%) have outnumbered waterborne diseases (14.9%) and include acute respiratory infections (ARI) (60%), chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD) (7.8%), upper track respiratory infection (UTRI) (1.2%), Influenza (12.7%), and acid-fast bacillus (AFB) (3.4%).
5. To live a healthy life and have better well-being, practising pollution-averting activities in one's day-to-day activities is needed. These pollution-averting practices can only be possible when awareness among the masses is generated that the air, they breathe outdoors, is not found to be safe.
Pollution in India
Based on your understanding of the passage, answer any six out of the eight questions by choosing the correct options:
Select the option that lists the author's recommendation to the people.
i. He wants people to be aware that air pollution is a major threat.
ii. He urges people not to live in mega cities.
ii. He advises people to follow pollution averting activities seriously.
iv. He wants people to reduce vehicular emissions.
(a) i & ii
(b) ii & iii
(c) i & iii
(d) iii & iv VIEW SOLUTION
- Question 16
Read the passage given below:
1. Air pollution is a major threat to human health. The United Nations Environment Programme has estimated that, globally, 1.1 billion people breathe in unhealthy air. The World Health Organization (WHO) has estimated that urban air pollution is responsible for approximately 800,000 deaths and 4.6 million people lose their lives every year around the globe.
2. Traffic and transportation problems, inadequate drainage facilities, lack of open spaces, carbon emission, and the accumulation of waste aggravate the problem. Air pollution is associated with increased risk of acute respiratory infections (ARI), the principal cause of infant and child mortality in developing countries.
3. Urban air quality in most mega cities has been found to be critical and Kolkata was done by applying the Exceedance Factor (EF) method, where the presence of listed pollutants' (RPM, SPM, NO2, and SO2) annual average concentration are classified into four different categories; namely critical, high, moderate, and low pollution. Out of a total of 17 ambient air quality monitoring stations operating in Kolkata, five fall under the critical category, and the remaining 12 locations fall under the high category of NO2 concentration, while for RPM, four record critical, and 13 come under the high pollution category. The causes of high concentration of pollutants in the form of NO2 and RPM have been identified in earlier studies as vehicular emission (51.4%), followed by industrial sources (24.5%) and dust particles (21.1%).
4. Later, a health assessment was undertaken with a structured questionnaire at some nearby dispensaries which fall under areas with different ambient air pollution levels. Three dispensaries have been surveyed with 100 participants. It shows that respondents with respiratory diseases (85.1%) have outnumbered waterborne diseases (14.9%) and include acute respiratory infections (ARI) (60%), chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD) (7.8%), upper track respiratory infection (UTRI) (1.2%), Influenza (12.7%), and acid-fast bacillus (AFB) (3.4%).
5. To live a healthy life and have better well-being, practising pollution-averting activities in one's day-to-day activities is needed. These pollution-averting practices can only be possible when awareness among the masses is generated that the air, they breathe outdoors, is not found to be safe.
Pollution in India
Based on your understanding of the passage, answer any six out of the eight questions by choosing the correct options:
Select the option that display the true statement as per fig. 1.
(a) Dust and power plants are the causes for maximum pollution.
(b) Pollution caused by transport is much more than the pollution caused by industries.
(c) The use of diesel generator is responsible for more than 50% of air pollution.
(d) Dust stands fourth in the list that causes air pollution. VIEW SOLUTION
- Question 17
Read the passage given below:
1. Air pollution is a major threat to human health. The United Nations Environment Programme has estimated that, globally, 1.1 billion people breathe in unhealthy air. The World Health Organization (WHO) has estimated that urban air pollution is responsible for approximately 800,000 deaths and 4.6 million people lose their lives every year around the globe.
2. Traffic and transportation problems, inadequate drainage facilities, lack of open spaces, carbon emission, and the accumulation of waste aggravate the problem. Air pollution is associated with increased risk of acute respiratory infections (ARI), the principal cause of infant and child mortality in developing countries.
3. Urban air quality in most mega cities has been found to be critical and Kolkata was done by applying the Exceedance Factor (EF) method, where the presence of listed pollutants' (RPM, SPM, NO2, and SO2) annual average concentration are classified into four different categories; namely critical, high, moderate, and low pollution. Out of a total of 17 ambient air quality monitoring stations operating in Kolkata, five fall under the critical category, and the remaining 12 locations fall under the high category of NO2 concentration, while for RPM, four record critical, and 13 come under the high pollution category. The causes of high concentration of pollutants in the form of NO2 and RPM have been identified in earlier studies as vehicular emission (51.4%), followed by industrial sources (24.5%) and dust particles (21.1%).
4. Later, a health assessment was undertaken with a structured questionnaire at some nearby dispensaries which fall under areas with different ambient air pollution levels. Three dispensaries have been surveyed with 100 participants. It shows that respondents with respiratory diseases (85.1%) have outnumbered waterborne diseases (14.9%) and include acute respiratory infections (ARI) (60%), chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD) (7.8%), upper track respiratory infection (UTRI) (1.2%), Influenza (12.7%), and acid-fast bacillus (AFB) (3.4%).
5. To live a healthy life and have better well-being, practising pollution-averting activities in one's day-to-day activities is needed. These pollution-averting practices can only be possible when awareness among the masses is generated that the air, they breathe outdoors, is not found to be safe.
Pollution in India
Based on your understanding of the passage, answer any six out of the eight questions by choosing the correct options:
Read the following statement:
(i) Air quality in Kolkata is less than critical.
(ii) 12 locations were selected for measuring ambient air quality.
(iii) Most of the mega cities are suffering from the problem of poor air quality.
(a) (i) is true and (ii) and (iii) are false.
(b) (i) and (ii) are true and (iii) is false.
(c) (i) and (iii) are true and (ii) is false.
(d) (i) and (ii) are false and (iii) is true. VIEW SOLUTION
- Question 18
Read the passage given below:
1. Air pollution is a major threat to human health. The United Nations Environment Programme has estimated that, globally, 1.1 billion people breathe in unhealthy air. The World Health Organization (WHO) has estimated that urban air pollution is responsible for approximately 800,000 deaths and 4.6 million people lose their lives every year around the globe.
2. Traffic and transportation problems, inadequate drainage facilities, lack of open spaces, carbon emission, and the accumulation of waste aggravate the problem. Air pollution is associated with increased risk of acute respiratory infections (ARI), the principal cause of infant and child mortality in developing countries.
3. Urban air quality in most mega cities has been found to be critical and Kolkata was done by applying the Exceedance Factor (EF) method, where the presence of listed pollutants' (RPM, SPM, NO2, and SO2) annual average concentration are classified into four different categories; namely critical, high, moderate, and low pollution. Out of a total of 17 ambient air quality monitoring stations operating in Kolkata, five fall under the critical category, and the remaining 12 locations fall under the high category of NO2 concentration, while for RPM, four record critical, and 13 come under the high pollution category. The causes of high concentration of pollutants in the form of NO2 and RPM have been identified in earlier studies as vehicular emission (51.4%), followed by industrial sources (24.5%) and dust particles (21.1%).
4. Later, a health assessment was undertaken with a structured questionnaire at some nearby dispensaries which fall under areas with different ambient air pollution levels. Three dispensaries have been surveyed with 100 participants. It shows that respondents with respiratory diseases (85.1%) have outnumbered waterborne diseases (14.9%) and include acute respiratory infections (ARI) (60%), chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD) (7.8%), upper track respiratory infection (UTRI) (1.2%), Influenza (12.7%), and acid-fast bacillus (AFB) (3.4%).
5. To live a healthy life and have better well-being, practising pollution-averting activities in one's day-to-day activities is needed. These pollution-averting practices can only be possible when awareness among the masses is generated that the air, they breathe outdoors, is not found to be safe.
Pollution in India
Based on your understanding of the passage, answer any six out of the eight questions by choosing the correct options:
"accumulation of waste aggravates the problem."
Select the option that best describes the 'problem' with reference to the above statement.
(a) Increase in pollution leads to huge accumulation of waste.
(b) Lack of space for waste disposal.
(c) More developments lead to more waste.
(d) Lack of sustainable and effective waste management. VIEW SOLUTION
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