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प्रश्न
Write a short autobiography of any bird or animal of your choice.
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उत्तर
I am a Tiger
I am a tiger. I was born in the Sundarbans eight years ago. I had one brother and one sister. My parents, especially my mother, looked after me very well. She told me that I had to be very careful, for there were human beings called 'hunters' who would try to capture or kill me. I could not imagine why anyone would want to kill me, because I have not harmed anyone.
I was very careful after that. I stayed with my mother for some time, then I wandered off on my own. One day, I saw a goat near a tree. I was very hungry and forgot all the advice that my mother had given me. I ran towards the goat, but suddenly I felt something was pulling my leg. I fell into a pit—a trap. I believe it is called. I was pulled out after some time and taken to a circus.
Fortunately, my master at the circus was a kind man and treated me well. All I had to do was go into the ring and do some tricks in front of people. Then I would get lots to eat and plenty of time to sleep.
This went on for a few years. Then I began to grow old, and the owner of the circus told my master to get rid of me. My master had tears in his eyes, but I knew he was helpless. He took me to a forest and set me free. I am still living in this forest. There is enough to eat, but I do not have any friends. I am getting weak and old, and I wonder what will happen when I can no longer hunt. Well, I will worry about that when the time comes. Till then, let me enjoy this wonderful meal!
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| 1. | Our history makes it evident that the Indian Plastics Industry made a vigorous beginning in 1957 but it took more than 30 years for it to pervade Indian lifestyles. In 1979, "the market for plastics' was just being seeded by the state-owned Indian Petro-Chemicals and it was only in 1994 that plastic soft drink bottles became a visible source of annoyance. |
| 2. | In the same year, people in other cities were concerned about the state of public sanitation and also urged regulatory bodies to ban the production, distribution and use of plastic bags. However, the challenge was greater than it appeared at first. |
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The massive generation of plastic waste in India is due to rapid urbanisation, spread of retail chains, plastic packaging from grocery to food and vegetable products, to consumer items and cosmetics. The projected high growth rates of GDP and continuing rapid urbanisation suggest that India's trajectory of plastic consumption and plastic waste is likely to increase.
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| 4. | According to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) report of 2018, India stands among few other countries like France, Mongolia and several African countries that have initiated total or partial nationallevel bans on plastics in their jurisdictions. On World Environment Day in 2018, India vowed to phase out single-use plastics by 2022, which gave a much needed impetus to bring this change |
| 5. | In this context, thereafter ten states (Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Meghalaya, Odisha, Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu) are currently sending their collected waste to cement plants for co-processing, twelve other states/UTs are using plastic waste for polymer bitumen road construction and still four other states are using the plastic waste for waste-to-energy plants and oil production. A world of greater possibilities has now opened up to initiate appropriate and concrete actions to build up the necessary institutions and systems before oceans turn, irreversibly into a thin soup of plastic. |
| 6. | However there is no one single masterstroke to counter the challenges witnessed by the staggering plastic waste management in the country. The time is now to formulate robust and inclusive National Action Plans and while doing so, the country will establish greater transparency to combat the plastic jeopardy in a more sustainable and holistic way. |
Based on your understanding of the passage answer any six out of the seven questions given below:
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- With reference to the graph write one conclusion that can be drawn about the production of plastics in 2019 (approximately).
- What does the upward trend of the graph indicate?
- What does the line, oceans turning 'irreversibly into a thin soup of plastic', suggest?
- What step must be taken to combat the challenges of plastic waste management? What will be its impact?
