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प्रश्न
When humanity fails to live in harmony with Nature, its effects are felt around the world. Why and how?
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उत्तर
Man, the worst predator, kills for no reason. Man has to protect forests and live in harmony with nature. Instead, man is callous. He kills elephants for their tusks, Rhinoceros for their home, and polar bears for their fur. Huge trees, in Rainforests, which have been protecting the lives of many
species and insects, are being felled for timber and industrialization. Due to the increase in the denudation of forests, global warming has increased. Water levels in the ocean are increasing. Heatwaves are threatening the lives of people. Polar ice is melting. Scientists fear that if this, persists, there will be hostility caused by water-sharing. Like Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, there will be political unrest and community conflicts demanding a share in drinking water and water for irrigation purposes. In South Africa, zero water day is fast approaching.
The scarcity of potable water is going to be a huge humanitarian crisis. As we have failed to protect the national resources, our carbon footprint is expanding to alarming levels. Delhi experiences difficulty as planes struggle to land or take off due to thick smog in and around Delhi. As toxic waste is released by Sterlite and other industries people in Thoothukudi are becoming victims of cancer and other lung-related disorders. Atomic power plants also retain potential hazards like radioactivity. Thus humanity’s failure to live in harmony with nature is threatening to wipe out the human race.
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| performer/player | spectator/audience | |
| e.g. | cricket | magician |
| a. | ||
| b. | ||
| c. | ||
| d. | ||
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| pleasant | suffering | grove |
| lament | pervading | sorrowful |
| ecstasy |
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If such be Nature’s holy plan.
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Read the given lines and answer the question that follow.
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Yard, the Flying Squad’s despair:
For when they reach the scene of crime
— Macavity’s not there!..
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Read the given line and answer the question that follow.
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Read the given line and answer the question that follow.
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Read the given line and answer the question that follow.
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- How is the speaker both humble and proud?
- Pick out the alliteration in these lines.
Read the given line and answer the question that follow.
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- What is the figure of speech used in the first line?
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