The Many And The None – Bansuri Taneja And Ashish Kothari
Chapter: 7
OLD BOOKS SOLUTIONS
Prose
Answer the following questions.
Q.1) bio-diversity refers to
(a)Varities of plant life on earth
(b) Variety and variability of animal life on earth
(c) Variety and variability of plant, animal and human life on earth
Ans:(c) variety and variability of plant, animal and human life on earth.
Q.2) Do you think it is good to have a variety of species? Give reasons.
Ans: Definitely it is good to have a variety of species on earth. Because all the plants,animals and human life on earth survives depending upon one another. At the same time among plants, animals there are different species which is very important. Similarly we eat varieties of food also. We cannot eat the same dish everyday. In our meal one item is not sufficient. Various items constitute the meal. Likewise, in India we enjoy the taste of seven hundred varieties of mangoes through the few months of summer.what would it be, had there been only one variety? Various kinds of animals in the forest have given a view to the wonders and charms of the wild life. Variety among the flowers in garden will not only make a beautiful garden but also attractive.
Biological diversity is related to our lives and identities. For our survival there should be every kind of trees in the forest. We need fodder, fuel, wood, moisture for soil. We also need fruit trees and wood supplying trees for building. It is true that when all the eagles and fish are gone and the waters are killed by pollution only then will we realise that money can not be eaten.
Thus we can say that it is not only for beautification but for the sake of the survival of life system on earth also it is good to have a variety of species.
Q.3) Biological diversity can be seen in the following areas. Tick the correct option.
- in the genes of the various living creatures
- in the different types of wood and mangoes
- in the variety of colours made from vegetable dyes
- in the uniforms we wear to school
- in the animals found around us
- in the ecosystem that exist in the different parts of the world
- in the cars we drive
- in the gadgets we use at home
Ans:in the ecosystem that exist in the different parts of the world.
Q.4) Certain animals have been described as being charismatic. What does this mean?
Ans: There are some animals in the forest which have the capacity to attract and inspire to human mind. They are frightful and arouse excitement in people’s mind. At the same time they are endowed with graceful beauty and grandeur. Such wonderful and in some cases rare animals are charismatic. They are attractive and a view of such animals creates a pleasing view. Some are very dangerous yet very much graceful on the other hand. Special care have been taken to preserve those species.
Q.5)’ They are used as flagship species for conservation programs. ‘ Who does ‘they’ refer to? What is meant by ‘flagship’? What does this statement mean?
Ans: In this above sentence ‘they’ refers to the tiger and the rhino and the elephant who is regarded as charismatic.
Flagship means the most important product of an organisation. Here in this prose-piece flagship species conveys the meaning that those species are the distinctive symbol which should be conserved.
The above statement means that those charismatic animals are the distinctive symbols of our country and they must be treated well so that they should not go extinct and they should be preserved well.
Q.6) What do the writers mean when they say that vegetables are being doctored? Is it good to do so?
Give reasons for your answers.
Ans: In the prose-piece, the author had mentioned about the various system applied to vegetables. Now a days various processes are applied to make them ‘look good’ and also to grow fastest with the help of various kinds of manures, pesticides, insecticides etc. The process of applying medicines for the above mentioned purpose has been mentioned as ‘being doctored’ by the writers.
Initially we thought it to be good but after getting its adverse
Q.6. Do you think the writers comparisons of the ship losing nuts to the loss of bio-diversity is apt? Why do they make this comparison?
Ans: The writers comparison of the ship losing nuts to the loss of bio-diversity is doubtlessly apt. Because the ship that is losing one nut at a time and gradually going to sink and the same is the case of losing biodiversity. We are losing the species and genes that keep the earth afloat stepwise. The line of decline is increasing. If we are unable to check this line the earth will also sink. Already sings of this alarming condition are manifested by a series of global changes in climate, hydrological patterns and other ecological functions that we all survive on. And by the collapse of global fisheries, the desertification of tens of millions of hectares of one productive land, the loss of soil nutrition and so on.
Both the scenes are like wisely the same and the comparison has perfectly matched.
Q.7. The reason for the loss of bio-diversity is : (Tick the right option)
- The arrogance of the human who believe that all the resources of the world are only meant for their sole use and consumption.
- The global changes taking place due to natural causes
- The lack of balance between progress and conservation.
Ans: The lack of balance between progress and conservation.
Q.8. What is bio-piracy? How does it affect a country?
Ans: Bio-piracy means illegal use of copyright of the biological diverse items of our plants. Agricultural scientists and corporations are applying hitech techonogy in the field of agriculture. By doing so they are making face bio-piracy and the result is that our age-old knowledge regarding turmeric, been and many other elements of bio-diversity have been patented in order to make it the exclusive domain of corporate interest. Hence bio-piracy has an adverse affect on lives of people living in and dependent on bio-diveres area and in turn affecting the country as a whole. It is surely harmful for the country.
Q.9. What is the message in the statement made by the Native American chief, Seattle?
Ans: The Native American Chief, Seattle said that all the eagles and fish are gone and the waters killed by pollution, only then will we realise that money cannot be eaten. He conveys this message which implies that the people of this world will realize only that day when there will be nothing with us except money. Because money is not everything. We cannot survive with money. For our survival we need all the resources of this earth. But when all these will be ended, then survival of human being will be also impossible.
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