THE AILING PLANET CLASS 11
QUESTIONS FROM TEXTBOOK SOLVED A. Understanding the Text Question 1: Locate the lines in the text that support the title “The Ailing Planet”. Answer: The following lines in the text support the title “The Ailing Planet”. “Are we to leave our successors a scorched planet of advancing deserts, impoverished landscapes and ailing environment. A three-year study using satellites and aerial photography conducted by the United Nations, warns that the environment has deteriorated so badly that it is ‘critical’ in many of the eighty-eight countries investigated. Question 2: What does the notice “The world’s most dangerous animals” at a cage in the zoo at Lusaka, Zambia, signify? Answer: The notice “The world’s most dangerous animals” at a cage in the zoo at Lusaka, Zambia signifies that man is solely responsible for all the deterioration in environment and depletion of natural resources. Thus man is the world’s most dangerous animal. Question 3: H...