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NIOS Class 12 English Chapter 15 Reading With Understanding
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Reading With Understanding (Thimmakka and Biomedical Waste Management)
Chapter: 15
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INTEXT QUESTIONS 15.1
1. Choose And Tick The Correct Answer:
(a) The Couple Look After The Saplings Because:
(i) They Earned Money From It.
(ii) It Gave Them Happiness And Satisfaction.
(iii) It Would Get Them An Award.
Ans: (ii) It Gave Them Happiness And Satisfaction.
(b) The Trees Provided:
(i) Employment To Some People.
(ii) Food For The Animals.
(iii) Shade Along The 3 Km Stretch Of Road.
Ans: (iii) Shade Along The 3 Km Stretch Of Road.
2. Select The Correct Information From The Box And Write It In The Blanks:
(1950s, 3 Km, 10, 300, 284, 85)
(a) Trees Were Planted Along A _________ Stretch Of Road.
Ans: 3 km.
(b) The Trees Were Planted In The _______.
Ans: 1950s.
(c) Thimmakka Planted _________ Saplings.
Ans: 300.
(d) They Looked After The Trees For _________ Years.
Ans: 10.
(e) _________ Trees Grew Along The National Highway.
Ans: 284.
(f) The Approximate Cost Of The Trees Are _________ Crores.
Ans: 85.
3. Answer The Following Questions:
(a) Why Did Thimakka Receive The National Citizens Award?
Ans: For planting 284 banyan trees along a 3 km stretch of a National Highway.
(b) What Made Thimmakka And Her Husband Decide To Plant Banyan Trees Along The Highway?
Ans: They didn’t have children so they decided to adopt trees as their children.
(c) What Did Thimmakka Do To Ensure The Safety Of The Plants?
Ans: Put Thorny bushes.
4. Complete The Sentences:
(a) To Take Good Care Of The Saplings After Ensuring Their Safety Thimmakka Had To:
(i) ____________.
Ans: Bring pots of water from a long distance.
(ii) ____________.
Ans: Poked at the roots during the rainy season.
(iii) ____________.
Ans: Kept constant vigil/nursed them for 10 years.
(b) Thimmakka’s Banyan Trees Have Benefited The Environment By:
(i) ____________.
Ans: Providing a green canopy for 3 km.
(ii) ____________.
Ans: Providing nests for birds.
(iii) ____________.
Ans: Preventing soil erosion.
5. Find A Word In The Passage Which Means ‘A Cover’.
Ans: Canopy.
INTEXT QUESTIONS 15.2
1. Tick True (T) Or False (F) Against The Following Statements:
(a) Nearly 25 Human Diseases Are Caused By Accumulating Garbage.
Ans: T.
(b) Preventive Steps Can Be Taken To Reduce Accumulating Garbage.
Ans: T.
(c) Recycling And Reusing Of Garbage Can Bring Revenue.
Ans: T.
(d) Flies Are Carriers Of Bio-Organisms Which Cause Plague.
Ans: F.
2. Fill In The Blanks In The Following Sentences Using The Information Given In The Passage:
(a) Heaps Of Garbage Can Cause The Breeding Of ___________.
Ans: Disease carrying vectors.
(b) One Cubic Metre Of Garbage Can Have ___________ Flies.
Ans: 8,00,000.
(c) Diseases Like ___________ Are Caused By Pathogenic Organisms.
Ans: Dysentery, diarrhoea
(d) Fire Hazard Leading To Accidents Can Be Due To ___________.
Ans: Accumulation of litter, refuse and junk.
3. Answer The Following Questions:
(a) What Does Bio-Medical Waste Consist Of?
Ans: Anatomical waste, syringes, gauze, absorbents, glass.
(b) Who Is More Likely To Be Affected By The Bio-Medical Waste?
Ans: Rag pickers.
(c) A Suitable Title For The Passage Can Be:
(i) Garbage.
(ii) Garbage Mountains – A Nuisance.
(iii) Protection From Medical Waste.
(iv) Pathogenic Organisms.
Ans: (ii) Garbage Mountains – A Nuisance.
4 There Is A Serious Concern About Solid Wastes Because: (Tick All The Correct Answers)
(a) They Cause A Lot Of Expenditure.
(b) They Spoil The Beauty Of The City.
(c) They Are A Threat To Health.
(d) They Bring Revenue.
Ans: (b) They Spoil The Beauty Of The City.
(c) They Are A Threat To Health.
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