Read the following passage carefully
Climate Change
Climate change will have serious implications as numerous adverse impacts are expected in terms of access to clean water, food and ecosystem resources. By 2020, it is feared that in some African countries yields from rain-fed agriculture could be reduced by up to 50%. Climate change is also likely to lead to some irreversible impacts on biodiversity. However, it is within the reach of human society to meet these threats. We have to adapt to climate change. It requires investment in storm protection and water supply infrastructures as well as community health services. Bringing changes in lifestyle is an important part of mitigation measures. Greater cooperative efforts are required by both developed and developing nations to stop emission of greenhouse gases. The youth of today have a huge responsibility towards creating a bright future and they obviously have a stake in it. They must pursue knowledge by which economic progress can take place without changing the environment.
10.1 Choose the most appropriate option :
- The production of grains in Africa will remain only 50% in 2O2O, due to:
(A) access to clean water (B) climate change
(C)human society (D) co-operative efforts
- We can face the challenges of climate change by:
(A) cooperative efforts (B) adapting to changes
(C) Changing our lifestyle (D) all the above
- Which of the following is not correct?
(A)Climate can create clean water scarcity
(B) Youth can play an important role in creating a bright future
(C) Both developed and developing countries are responsible for greenhouse gases emission
(D) An economy can progress only with the change in environment
- A lot of investment is required in
(A)water supply infrastructure (B) community health services
(C) storm protection techniques (D) all the above
5.Mitigate means:
(A) to solve ( B) to increase (C) to reduce (D) to understand
- Which of the following is not affected due to climate changes?
( A) food resources (B) ecosystem resources
( C) water resources (D) none of the above
- Which one of the following is NOT a solution to check the problem of climate changes?
(A) Reducing grain production by 50%
(B) Bringing change in the lifestyle
(C) Initiating greater co-operative efforts
( D) Pursuing knowledge towards economic progress
Type— II (Sentence Completion)
- Numerous adverse impacts are expected due to ………………………….
- We have to adapt to the climate change so that we may ……………………………….. ‘
- An important part of mitigation measures is …………………………….
- All the nations must stop………………………………..
- Economic progress should go on without ……………………………..
ANSWERS
Type I 1. (B) climate change
2. (D) all the above
3. (D) Economy can progress only with the change in environment
4. (D) all the above
5. (C) to reduce
6. (D) none of the above
7. (A) Reducing the grain production by 50%
Type II
1. climate changes 2. face the threats
3. bringing changes in lifestyle 4. emission of greenhouse gases
5. changing the environment
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