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प्रश्न
Discuss the role of an individual to reduce environmental pollution.
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उत्तर
- Decrease waste generation
- Use efficient transportation
- Reduce energy consumption
- Planting trees
संबंधित प्रश्न
Mention any two sources of wastes.
Explain briefly how as a student, you can help in the reduction of waste generation.
State the scientific and eco-friendly methods of waste management.
Match the items in column ‘A’ with the proper ones in column ‘B’ and explain their impact on the environment.
| Column ‘A’ | Column ‘B’ |
| 1. Harmful waste | a. Glass, rubber, carry bags, etc. |
| 2. Domestic waste | b. Chemicals, pigments, ash, etc. |
| 3. Biomedical waste | c. Radioactive material |
| 4. Industrial waste | d. Leftover food, vegetables, peelings of fruits. |
| 5. Urban waste | e. Bandages, cotton, needles, etc. |
Explain the link between waste and dangerous diseases like dengue and malaria?
The use of microorganism metabolism to remove pollutants such as oil spills in the water bodies is known as ____________.
Unwanted materials pollute our ______.
Match the following:
| i. | Avoid the usage | a. | Recycle |
| ii. | Sharing newspapers | b. | Incinerate |
| iii. | Using fountain pens | c. | Buying packaged food |
| iv. | Using old clothes to make paper | d. | Reducing |
| v. | Human anatomical waste | e. | Reusing |
Paheli gave the following ill effects of the practice of burning dried leaves and other plant parts
- Burning degrades the soil.
- Burning produces harmful gases/fumes.
- Precious raw materials to obtain manure at low cost is lost.
- Lot of heat is generated unnecessarily.
The correct reasons of why we should not burn leaves are
Provide a suitable term that expresses the meaning of the following statement.
Contents of the waste bins.
