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Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it.
Cyclone Phailin was handled, but what about the next such extreme weather event? It is time we factor in climate change into our planning process. The handling of Cyclone Phailin was noteworthy, loss of human life minimized by acting on robust forecasts, and given our record in disaster management there is much cause for a well-deserved pat on the back. In the latest report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, scientists have said that they are more sure now than ever before about the manner in which unchecked human activity have contributed to a situation where cyclones like Phailin have become more common. Global warming is real, and if steps are not taken to address the man-made causes of this warming, then extreme weather events like the cloud bursts in Uttarakhand and cyclones in Odisha will become the “new normal”. Effective use of the forecasts allowed government agencies to undertake mass evacuation, stocking of food and essentials but it will not address the loss of homes and livelihoods, or the submergence of farm land, or the increased salinity of the soil. Neither will it address a possible public health crisis if people have to continue to stay at shelters while their lives are being rebuilt.
While the minimal loss of life must be celebrated, we need to turn our attention to the fact that global warming will mean more Phailins and Uttarakhands. Take the Odisha coastline, it is among the most fragile, and over building of ports has not helped matters. Instead natural barriers that protected the shoreline have been removed to make way for “development” leaving the coastal area even more vulnerable. Our planning process, and our desire for economic growth must acknowledge that climate change is a clear and present danger. It needs to accept that disregarding environmental considerations makes the poor, whose livelihoods and homes have been destroyed, even more vulnerable. And vulnerable communities don’t make for economic growth. We can no longer afford to act in a manner that sacrifices environmental concerns in the name of economic growth. Otherwise we will continue to spend our scarce resources rebuilding areas affected by these extreme events. And development will remain a distant dream for these people who will find themselves repeatedly rebuilding their lives. While governments work to mainstreaming environmental factors and climate change into their plans for economic development, as citizens and communities we too need to act with responsibility. Whether it is resisting the urge to drive the car when we can walk or car pool to work or watch out for the overflowing overhead water tank in our apartment block, there is much that we can do as individuals. Small tiny steps all of which contribute to reducing emissions that result in global warming, which in turn exacerbates cyclones, extreme rainfall and so on. If nothing else the events of 2013—Uttarakhand disaster and Cyclone Phailin-should make it clear that the era of disregarding environmental impacts of our action is long over. We are fast reaching the point of no return.
1 Which of the following is TRUE, with reference to the passage?
01. Government alone cannot ensure that the emissions that result in global warming are reducing.
02. Ignoring the environment causes much damage the poor.
03. People were evacuated, in order to save them, form cyclone Phailin.
04. Disaster management was well executed when the cyclone Phailin hit Odisha coastline.
05. All of the above
2 What was done to develop the area along the Odisha coastline, that has been cited as one of the reasons behind the cyclone Phailin?
01. People were allowed to undertake fishing activities even after the warning was issued.
02. Boats were not removed from the coast which intensified the cyclone.
03. Trees were uprooted in the various cities of Odisha state.
04. The natural barricades shielding the coastline were removed.
05. Not mentioned in the passage
3 What has been urged , in the passage, to us as citizens and communities of India?
01. We should only keep our surroundings clean.
02. We should inculcate, the feeling of care for environment, in children- so that, they remain aware of it.
03. We should work in tandem with the government to protect our environment.
04. We should not choose educational development over the health of environment we live in.
05. Nothing has been urged by the author, in the passage.
4 What, according to the author, was the reason behind the calamities which took place in Uttarakhand and Odisha?
01. Global warming
02. People’s attitude
03. Poor governance
04. Depleted funds
05. All of the above
5 What conclusion has the author drawn from the facts presented in his writing?
01. The government has become aware of the detrimental effects of changed climate.
02. Research should be conducted to find the causes of natural calamities.
03. Awareness should be spread among people of other countries so that funds could be collected to help the victims of Phailin cyclone
04. If environmental impacts caused by human activities remain unchecked, we would have to face more natural calamities.
05. The author has not drawn any conclusion.
6 Which of the following led the government agencies to take measures for mass evacuation?
01. Conducting research on the causes of the cyclones occurred in the past.
02. Paying heed to the forecasts made about the cyclone.
03. Observing sudden changes in the weather.
04. Desire to check whether the government was prepared to manage any natural calamity.
05. Not mentioned in the passage.
7 Choose the word which is most nearly the OPPOSITE in meaning as the word printed in bold as used in the passage.
Resisting
01. Contrary
02. Marking
03. Expressed
04. Diverting
05. Fulfilling
8 Choose the word which is most nearly the OPPOSITE in meaning as the word printed in bold as used in the passage.
Stocking
01. Preparation
02. Storage
03. Distribution
04. Handling
05. Trade
9 Choose the word most SIMILAR in meaning to the word printed in bold, as used in the passage.
Exacerbates
01. Intensifies
02. Rises
03. Offends
04. Annoys
05. Calms
10 Choose the word most SIMILAR in meaning to the word printed in bold, as used in the passage.
Unchecked
01. Wildly
02. Intellectual
03. Uncontrolled
04. Paid
05. Caring
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