Unseen Passage For Class 11 English With Answers

Unseen Passage Class 11

Unseen Passage for Class 11

Read the passage and answer the questions that follow: India Covid-19 numbers explained

1. With novel Coronavirus spreading rapidly all over the country, there are only three states right now, Meghalaya, Sikkim and Andaman and Nicobar Islands, that have less than 1,000 people infected with the disease.

2. Lakshadweep, of course, still hasn’t reported even a single case till now, the only region in India entirely free of the epidemic.

3. Otherwise, even the relatively smaller states now have significantly large spread of the disease. Goa, for example, has seen more than 7,000 of its people infected by the virus till now. Tripura has over 5,500 cases, while Manipur has more than 3,000, and Nagaland a little less than 2,500. Puducherry has more than 4,000 cases, while even Daman and Diu has over 1,300 people infected.

4. And in each of these states, the numbers are rising at a fast pace, at a rate higher than the national level. The infections had initially reached these states in the first and second week of May, when the lockdown was relaxed for the first time to enable people stuck in different parts of the country to return to their native places.

5. After a period of very slow growth, the number of cases have begun to rise rapidly in the last one month. In Goa, for example, the total number of infected people has nearly doubled in the last 15 days. Same has happened in Puducherry, as well.

6. Tuesday was one of those rare occasions when the number of active cases in the country, those who are yet to recover from the disease, went down compared to the previous day. That is because the number of recoveries, combined with the number of deaths, exceeded the new cases that were detected on Tuesday.

7. With over 52,500 new cases detected in the country, the total number of infections crossed 19 lakh, out of `which 12.82 lakh people have recovered from the disease. The number of dead is now close to 40,000.

8. The number of recoveries on Tuesday was the highest-ever for a single day. More than 51,700 people were declared to have been recovered. Three days earlier, the number of recoveries had crossed 50,000 for the first time, but the next two days the number had fallen to much lower levels.

Choose the correct option to answer the questions based on the above passage and graphics.

Question. How are these three states – Meghalaya, Sikkim and Andaman and Nicobar Islands – different from the rest of India?
(a) they are the only states to have less than 1,000 people infected with novel coronavirus
(b) they are three of the five states to have less than 1,000 people infected with novel coronavirus
(c) they are the only states to have less than 2,000 people infected with novel coronavirus
(d) none of these

Answer

A

Question.  ___________ is the only region in India which is entirely free of the epidemic.
(a) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Lakshadweep
(d) Tripura

Answer

C

Question. What is common among Goa, Tripura, Manipur, Nagaland, Puducherry and Daman and Diu?
(a) the numbers are rising at a fast pace at rates lower than the national level
(b) the numbers are falling at a fast pace at rates equal than the national level
(c) the numbers are rising at a fast pace at rates higher than the national level
(d) none of these

Answer

C

Question. Choose the option that lists the correct answers for the following:
1. Manish lives in a country where there is freedom of speech, equality, liberty and fraternity. Which type of government is this?
2. Sunil lives in a country where the power lies in the hands of a single individual, it is solely on that single person as to how he uses the power.
Which type of government is this?
(a) (1) is democracy and (2) is dictatorship
(b) (1) is monarchy and (2) is democracy
(c) (1) is democracy and (2) is monarchy
(d) (1) is dictatorship and (2) is monarchy

Answer

A

Question. Based on your understanding of the passage, choose the option that lists the inherent qualities of climate in the present times.
(a) 1 and 4
(b) 2 and 6
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 3 and 5

Answer

C

Question. Which date in the graph shows the highest jump of detected cases in a day?
(a) July 30
(b) July 31
(c) August 1
(d) August 2

Answer

B

Question. Of the 19 lakh infected cases, how many have recovered?
(a) 11.82 lakh
(b) 13.82 lakh
(c) 12.81 lakh
(d) 12.82 lakh

Answer

D

Question. More than 51,700 people were declared to have been recovered on ______.
(a) Wednesday
(b) Sunday
(c) Tuesday
(d) Monday

Answer

C

Question. When had the number of recoveries crossed 50,000 for the first time?
(a) two days earlier
(b) Tuesday
(c) three days earlier than Tuesday
(d) none of these

Answer

C

Question. Which word in the passage means the same as “quickly”?
(a) rapidly
(b) significantly
(c) native
(d) rare

Answer

A

Question. Which word in the passage is opposite in meaning to “indigenous”?
(a) rapidly
(b) significantly
(c) native
(d) rare

Answer

C

Question. Which word in the passage is opposite in meaning to “hard to find”?
(a) rapidly
(b) significantly
(c) native
(d) rare

Answer

D

Class 11 English Unseen Passage

WILL A ROBOT TAKE YOUR JOB?

About 35% of current jobs in the UK are at high risk of computerisation over the following 20 years, according to a study by researchers at Oxford University and Deloitte. What makes a job susceptible to automation?
Certain aspects of a job are simpler to automate than others.
Social workers, nurses, therapists and psychologists are among the least likely occupations to be taken over as assisting and caring for others, which involves empathy, is a crucial part of the job.
Roles requiring employees think on their feet and come up with creative and original ideas, for example artists, designers or engineers, hold a significant advantage in the face of automation.
Additionally, occupations involving tasks that require a high degree of social intelligence and negotiating skills, like managerial positions, are considerably less at risk from machines according to the study.
In contrast, while certain sales jobs like telemarketers and bank clerks may involve interactive tasks they do not necessarily need a high degree of social intelligence, leaving them exposed to automation.
As more advanced industrial robots gain improved senses and the ability to make more coordinated finger and hand movements to manipulate and assemble objects, they will be able to perform a wider range of increasingly complex manual tasks. However, manipulation in unstructured environments — like the tasks that must be performed by a house cleaner — are still beyond the scope of automation for foreseeable future. Sophisticated algorithms are challenging a number of office and administrative support work, particularly in legal and financial services. Machines are already beginning to take on a number of tasks carried out by legal professionals by scanning thousands of documents to assist in pre-trial research.

However, manipulation in unstructured environments — like the tasks that must be performed by a house cleaner —are still beyond the scope of automation for foreseeable future.
Sophisticated algorithms are challenging a number of office and administrative support work, particularly in legal and financial services.
Machines are already beginning to take on a number of tasks carried out by legal professionals by scanning thousands of documents to assist in pre-trial research.

Choose the correct option to answer the questions based on the passage and the graphics.

Question. About 35% of current jobs in the UK are at high risk of ______ over the following 2 decades.
(a) culling
(b) computerisation
(c) downsizing
(d) becoming obsolete

Answer

B

Question. ____________ are among the least likely occupations to be taken over by automatons.
(a) Social workers
(b) Therapists
(c) Psychologists
(d) all of the above

Answer

D

Question. What factors can save a job from being performed by robots? 
(a) jobs that involve worry
(b) jobs that involve love
(c) jobs that involve empathy
(d) jobs that involve expertise

Answer

C

Question. Why do artists, designers or engineers hold a significant advantage over automation?
(a) thinking quickly and creatively
(b) hardwork
(c) working quickly
(d) learning fast

Answer

A

Question. On what basis are managerial positions too free of automaton takeover risk?
(a) thinking intelligence
(b) writing skills
(c) speech skills
(d) social intelligence and negotiating skills

Answer

D

Question. Which jobs do not necessarily need a high degree of social intelligence?
(a) Chief Operating Officers
(b) Telemarketers and bank clerks
(c) Finance officers
(d) People working in human resource

Answer

B

Question. What would it mean for the employment sector when robots can manipulate and assemble objects?
(a) they will be able to perform menial manual tasks
(b) they can think creatively
(c) they will be able to speak
(d) they will be able to perform a wider range of increasingly complex manual tasks

Answer

D

Question. Give an example of “manipulation in unstructured environments”.
(a) house cleaning
(b) road cleaning
(c) office cleaning
(d) field cleaning

Answer

A

Question. Which professionals have only 3 per cent likelihood of being replaced with automations?
(a) teachers
(b) doctors
(c) higher education teaching professionals
(d) drivers

Answer

C

Question. How are machines already beginning to take on a number of tasks carried out by legal professionals?
(a) scanning thousands of documents
(b) assembling multiple parts
(c) thinking
(d) interacting

Answer

A

Question. Which word in the passage means the same as, “the ability to understand and share the feelings of another”?
(a) assisting
(b) empathy
(c) interactive
(d) unstructured

Answer

B

Question. Which word in the passage is opposite in meaning to “well-ordered/organised”?
(a) assisting
(b) empathy
(c) interactive
(d) unstructured 

Answer

D

Unseen Passage for Class 11 with Answers

Read the following passage carefully. 

A TEA A DAY KEEPS THE DOCTOR AWAY

(1) After water, tea is the most popular beverage in the world. Its popularity has survived thousands of years and has played an important role in many cultures. It is enjoyed both hot and cold, as a refreshing drink, as part of a ceremony, or as a tonic to improve health.

(2) The drink of Asia for hundreds of years, tea is believed to have been brought to Europe by the Dutch. Today, from remote Ladakh in India to Buckingham Palace in London,
tea is synonymous with cheer. It is rightly said that there will be no agreement on a perfect cup of tea. Though for tea drinkers, the brew is addictive, the preferred method of preparation and taste differs from person to person and region to region.From traditional black teas, to the newer, and extraordinarily healthy white teas, and recognisable flavoured teas, such as Earl Grey, to exotic blends such as Rooibos Love, there is a flavour and a blend for everyone. Today, many varieties of tea and tea brands are available in the market. An innovation is the tea-bag that is easy, quick, and less messy than the traditional way of brewing tea. Green tea is popular in China and the Far East.

(3) In Japan, the tea ceremony is a traditional way of greeting guests and is a social occasion.Unlike the tea we are familiar with, green tea is not drunk with sugar or milk. It is an olive-coloured liquid served in porcelain cups. In Morocco, green tea is infused with freshly-plucked mint.

(4) Some scientists believe that tea prevents tooth decay because it is a rich source of fluoride. Tea is also a folk remedy for stomach upsets and flu. In addition, tea is said to have antioxidants that fight cancer and also has anti-ageing properties that fight the free radicals in our bodies. Research suggests that drinking tea reduces the risk of heart disease and cancer, and lowers cholesterol levels in the blood. A welcome thought for inveterate tea drinkers: tea is the new apple-a-day to keep the doctor away.

On the basis of your reading of the given passage, choose the correct option. 

Question. What does the line, “Tea is synonymous with cheer” mean?
(a) Tea makes people cheerful.
(b) Tea means cheer.
(c) ‘Cheer’ is a type of tea.
(d) Tea is the synonym of cheer.

Answer

A

Question. What are the benefits of drinking tea? Choose the correct option from the following.
(1) Lowers cholestrol
(2) Reduces the risk of heart disease
(3) Prevents hairfall
(4) Fights cancer
(5) Keeps the liver healthy
(a) (1) and (5)
(b) Only (4)
(c) Only (2)
(d) (1), (2) and (4)

Answer

D

Question. Choose the statement which is NOT TRUE according to the passage.
(a) Tea is believed to have been brought to Europe by the Dutch.
(b) In Morocco, green tea is infused with milk.
(c) Tea is also a folk remedy for stomach upsets and flu.
(d) Tea’s popularity has survived thousands of years.

Answer

B

Question. Which type of tea is popular in the Far East?
(a) White tea
(b) Flavoured tea
(c) Black tea
(d) Green tea

Answer

D

Question. How is tea served in Japan?
(a) Earthen pots
(b) Porcelain cups
(c) China dish
(d) None of these

Answer

B

Comprehensions for Class 11 English with Solutions

1. In addition to using libraries and visiting art museums, historic site visitation is another common form of public engagement with the humanities. According to the National Endowment for the Arts’ Survey of Public Participation in the Arts (SPPA). the percentage of people making at least one such visit fell steadily from 1982 to 2012, before rising somewhat in 2017. Visits to historic sites managed by the National Park Service (NPS) were substantially higher in 2018 than 1980, despite a decline in recent years.

In 2017, 28% of American adults reported visiting a historic site in the previous year. This represented an increase of 4.4 percentage points from 2012 but a decrease of 8.9 percentage points from 1982. The bulk of the decline in visitation occurred from 2002 to 2008.

The recent increases in visitation rates were statistically significant for the 35-44- and 45-54-year-old age groups 1. The larger change was found among 35-to-44-year-olds, whose visitation rate increased 8.7 percentage points. Despite the increase from 2012 to 2017 for these groups, there was a net decline in historic site visitation since 1982 for Americans of virtually all ages. Only among the oldest Americans (age 75 or older) was the rate of visitation higher in 2017 than 35 years earlier.

From 1982 to 2017, the differences among age groups with respect to rates of historic site visitation decreased. For example, in 1982, the rate of visitation among 25-to-34-yearolds (the group most likely to visit a historic site in that survey) was approximately 11 percentage points higher than that of the youngest age group (18-to-24-year-olds). and more than 17 points higher than that of people ages 65-74. By 2017, however, the visitation rate of 25-to-34-year-olds had dropped to within five percentage points of the younger cohort and was virtually identical of that for the older group.

2. While visitation rates are converging among the age cohorts, the differences by level of educational attainment are still pronounced. In 2017, as in earlier years, the visitation rate among college graduates was more than twice as high as the rate among those who finished their studies with a high school diploma (43% as compared to 17%). Among those who did not finish high school, visitation rates were below 10% throughout the 2008-2017 time period. Conversely, among Americans with a graduate or professional degree, visitation rates were in the vicinity of 50% during these years. Data from the National Park Service (NPS) indicate the types of historic sites visited most and also the demands made of these sites’ physical infrastructure and staff. Visits to NPS historic sites rose from approximately 59.5 million in 1980 to almost 112 million in 2018. Throughout this time period, visits to historic sites constituted approximately a third of total NPS recreational visitation.

3. Since hitting a recent low in visits in 1995, total visits to historic sites of all types increased 58% to a high of 120.3 million in 2016, before falling 7%, to 111.9 million visits in 2018.

4. Much of the recent growth in visits to historic sites occurred among parks classified as national memorials and was driven by a particularly high level of visitation at sites that did not exist in 1995, such as the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial (3.3 million visitors in 2018), the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial (3.6 million visitors), and the World War II Memorial (4.7 million visitors). As a result, visits to national memorials increased more than 300% from 1995 to 2016, even as the number of sites increased just 26% (from 23 to 29). In comparison, visits to national monuments increased only 3%, even as the number of sites in the category increased by 9% (from 64 to 70). From 2016 to 2018, the number of visits fell in every category, with the largest decline occurring at the memorial sites (down 10%), and the smallest drop at national monuments (3%).

Question. Which of the following is not a common form of public engagement with the humanities.
(i) visiting public memorials
(ii) visiting art museums
(iii) using libraries
(iv) historic site visitation

Answer

(i) visiting public memorials

Question. Which age group had a higher rate of visitation to historic sites in 2017 than 35 years earlier in America?
(i) 18-44 year-olds
(ii) 45-54 year-olds
(iii) 75 or more year-olds
(iv) None of these

Answer

(iii) 75 or more year-olds

Question. After the year 1995, total visits to historic sites of all types increased 58% in the year _____.
(i) 2014
(ii) 2015
(iii) 2016
(iv) 2017

Answer

(iii) 2016

Question. Which of the following is not a historical memorial in America?
(i) Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial
(ii) World War II Memorial
(iii) Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial
(iv) Lincoln Liberty Memorial

Answer

(iv) Lincoln Liberty Memorial

Question. The number of historical sites visits fell in every category from the year 2016 to the year 2018, with the largest decline occurring at :
(i) the national monuments.
(ii) the archaeological sites.
(iii) the art museums.
(iv) the memorial sites.

Answer

(iv) the memorial sites.

Question. Though the visitation rates are converging among the age groups, the differences by the level of _____ are still pronounced.
(i) employment attainment
(ii) gender category
(iii) international visitation
(iv) educational attainment

Answer

(iv) educational attainment

Question. The rate of visitation among 25-34 year olds was approximately _____ points higher than that of the youngest age group i.e. 18-24 year olds.
(i) 11 percentage
(ii) 13 percentage
(iii) 15 percentage
(iv) 17 percentage

Answer

(i) 11 percentage

Question. Choose an option that is clearly not similar in meaning to the word ‘attainment’.
(i) obtaining
(ii) achievement
(iii) realization
(iv) tranquilizing

Answer

(iv) tranquilizing

Question. In earlier years the visitation rate among college graduates was more than twice as high as the rate among those :
(i) who were employed individuals.
(ii) who had a graduate or professional degree.
(iii) who finished their studies with a high school diploma.
(iv) who did not finish high school.

Answer

(iii) who finished their studies with a high school diploma.

Question. In America most of the _____ in visitation of historic sites occurred from the year 2002 to the year 2008.
(i) decline
(ii) increase
(iii) diverging
(iv) converging

Answer

(i) decline

Question. Choose an option that lists a statement that is not true.
(i) Visits to historic sites managed by the National Park Service (NPS) were substantially higher in 2018 than 1980,despite a decline in recent years.
(ii) The recent increases in visitation rates of historical sites were statistically significant for the 35-44 and 45-54 year-old age groups.
(iii) In 2017, 28% of American adults reported visiting a historic site in the previous year.
(iv) Data from the National Park Service (NPS) only indicate the types of historic sites visited most.

Answer

(iv) Data from the National Park Service (NPS) only indicate the types of historic sites visited most.

Question. Which of the following is an antonym of the word ‘classified’.
(i) combine
(ii) categorised
(iii) divided
(iv) distribute

Answer

(i) combine

Solved Unseen Passage for Class 11 English

1. Tourism is one of the most important socio-economic activity. It provides enormous scope for economic development of a particular area.

2. According to Ziffer (1989), “Tourism involves travelling to relatively undisturbed or uncontaminated natural areas with the specific object of studying, admiring and enjoying the scenery and its wild plants and animals, as well as any existing cultural aspects (both past and present) found in these areas.”

3. In India, temple towns, historical monuments and sea beaches were traditionally sought out as tourist attractions. But now the fabric of tourism is changing rapidly as nature, heritage, and recreational destinations are gaining more importance. In this background, ecotourism has of late become a top attraction for the tourists.

4. The root of tourism in India can be traced to pilgrimage. In the early stages, pilgrimage-based tourism was only of domestic nature but during recent years, a large number of foreign tourists have also started visiting places of pilgrimage.

5. India has an unending choice for the tourists – a 3,500 km long and 8,848 beautiful long beaches on the sea coast, gregarious tropical forests, the great variety of lifestyle. India’s share in international tourist arrivals was 0.34 per cent in 2002 and it increased to 0.49 per cent during 2005.

6. The increasing trend has been maintained over the last three years and international tourist arrivals touched 3.92 million in 2005. The World Travel and Tourism Council have identified India as one of the foremost growth centres in the world in the coming decade. Domestic tourism is estimated to be much higher than international tourism and has also been rising rapidly.

7. The Tenth Plan recognised the vast employment generating potential of tourism and the role it can play in furthering the socio-economic objectives of the Plan. Tourism is the third largest net earner of foreign exchange for the country. Tourism in India has vast employment potential. By 2015, it is expected to provide 25 million jobs.

The famous places of tourist interest in India can be classified on the basis of their geographical location and historical and cultural importance:
• India has a natural landscape with a variety of attractions for tourists. There are snow-covered peaks, valleys, gorges and numerous waterfalls, lakes, and forests that attract tourists. Nature tourism is identified with the Himalayas, the Western Ghats, the Chotanagpur plateau and other places.
• The places of importance include hill-stations like Shimla, Kullu, Mussorie, Nainital and Udagamandalam (Ooty); national parks and wildlife reserves like the Sanjay Gandhi National Park (Mumbai, Maharashtra) Ranthambore National Park (Rajasthan), Sariska National Park (Rajasthan), Periyar National Park (Tamil Nadu), Kaziranga (Assam), Kolleru Lake (Andhra Pradesh) and Hazaribagh Wildlife Sanctuary (Jharkhand).
• Adventure tourism has grown in popularity and India has enormous potential for adventure tourism. River-rafting, kayaking and mountain climbing in the Himalayas, rock climbing, skiing in the snow-covered hilly areas, boat racing in Kerala and paragliding are some favourite adventure sports of tourists.
• Some famous sea beaches thronged by tourists in India include beaches of Mumbai. Goa, Lakshwadeep, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Kovalam Beach in Kerala, Marine Beach in Chennai and the beach temples of Mahabalipuram.
• India is famous for its cultural and religious tourist places that include towns and cities. Allahabad. Ajmer, Ayodhya, Badrinath. Bodh Gaya, Dwarka, Haridwar, Kanchipuram, Kedarnath, Kochi, Madurai, Tirupati, Ujjain, Varanasi and Yamunotri are places of cultural and religious tourism that are visited by numerous domestic tourists as well as tourists from abroad.
• India’s historical monuments and archaeological sites are of interest to domestic and international tourists. The Taj Mahal, Red Fort, Jama Masjid (Delhi), Humayun’s Tomb (Delhi), India Gate (Delhi), Charminar (Hyderabad). the Gateway of India (Mumbai), Hawa Mahal (Jaipur) and places like Udaipur, Sanchi, Khajuraho. Aurangabad attracts tourists.

Question. Which of the following is not a place that was traditionally sought out as tourist attractions in India?
(i) sea beaches
(ii) historical monuments
(iii) recreational destinations
(iv) temple towns

Answer

(iii) recreational destinations

Question. Which of the following is not a place that is famous for its cultural and religious tourist places in India?
(i) Ujjain
(ii) Tirupati
(iii) Jhansi
(iv) Allahabad

Answer

(iii) Jhansi

Question. As the fabric of tourism is changing rapidly, _____ has of late become a top attraction for the tourists.
(i) ecotourism
(ii) exploration tourism
(iii) green tourism
(iv) in-budget tourism

Answer

(i) ecotourism

Question. Choose an option that is not mentioned by Ziffer when he defines tourism?
(i) Tourism involves visiting any existing cultural aspects of both past and present.
(ii) Tourism has a specific object of studying, admiring and enjoying the scenery.
(iii) Tourism involves travelling to relatively undisturbed or uncontaminated natural areas.
(iv) Tourism has a goal of appreciating the untainted beauty of the places visited.

Answer

(iv) Tourism has a goal of appreciating the untainted beauty of the places visited.

Question. Adventure tourism in India has grown quite a lot in popularity. Some adventure sports one can experience and enjoy in the Himalayas are
I. mountain climbing
II. river-rafting
III. kayaking
IV. boat racing
(i) I and II
(ii) III and IV
(iii) I, II and III
(iv) I, III and IV

Answer

(iii) I, II and III

Question. Which of the following is not correct?
(i) Hazaribagh Wildlife Sanctuary is in Jharkhand.
(ii) Kaziranga National Park is in Arunachal Pradesh.
(iii) Sariska National Park is in Rajasthan.
(iv) Periyar National Park is in Tamil Nadu.

Answer

(ii) Kaziranga National Park is in Arunachal Pradesh.

Question. Which of the following is not something that provides an unending choice for the tourists who visit India?
(i) the great variety of lifestyle
(ii) gregarious tropical forests
(iii) long stretch of snow covered mountain ranges
(iv) beautiful long beaches on the sea coast

Answer

(iii) long stretch of snow covered mountain ranges

Question. In India, the root of tourism can be traced to _____.
(i) historical places
(ii) Rajasthan
(iii) temple towns
(iv) pilgrimage

Answer

(iv) pilgrimage

Question. Which of the following is not true in the context of the passage?
(i) There are snow-covered peaks, valleys, gorges and numerous waterfalls, lakes, and forests that attract tourists to India.
(ii) India’s historical monuments and archaeological sites are of interest to domestic and international tourists.
(iii) India’s share in international tourist arrivals was 0.34 per cent in 2002 and it increased to 0.49 per cent during 2005.
(iv) Tourism is the fourth largest net earner of foreign exchange for India.

Answer

(iv) Tourism is the fourth largest net earner of foreign exchange for India.

Question. The Tenth Plan has recognised that for India tourism has :
(i) only profitable potentials.
(ii) a vast employment generating potential.
(iii) a high exposure rate to the other cultures.
(iv) the highest amount of advantages in terms of economy.

Answer

(ii) a vast employment generating potential.

Question. Choose an option that is a synonym of the word ‘fabric’.
(i) foundation
(ii) constraint
(iii) potential
(iv) method

Answer

(i) foundation

Question. Choose an option that is a opposite of the word ‘unending’.
(i) everlasting
(ii) ceaseless
(iii) continuous
(iv) brief

Answer

(iv) brief

Unseen Passages for Class 11 English

1. India is home to 46.6 million stunted children, a third of world’s total as per Global Nutrition Report 2018. Nearly half of all under-5 child mortality in India is attributable to undernutrition. Any country cannot aim to attain economic and social development goals without addressing the issue of malnutrition. Poor nutrition in the first 1000 days of a child’s life can also lead to stunted growth, which is associated with impaired cognitive ability and reduced school and work performance. Malnutrition in children occurs as a complex interplay among various factors like poverty, maternal health illiteracy, diseases like diarrhoea, home environment, dietary practices, hand washing and other hygiene practices, etc. Low birth weight, episode of diarrhoea within the last 6 months and the presence of developmental delay are often associated with malnutrition in most developing nations including India.

2. In present era malnutrition is reflected as double burden, one aspect is undernutrition and other being overnutrition. But, in India and other low and middle-income countries (LMICs), basically malnutrition is synonymous with protein energy malnutrition or undernutrition, which signifies an imbalance between the supply of protein and energy and the body’s demand for them to ensure optimal growth and function.

3. Globally, approximately 149 million children under-5 suffer from stunting. In 2018, over 49 million children under-5 were wasted and nearly 17 million were severely wasted. There are now over 40 million overweight children globally, an increase of 10 million since 2000. It is estimated that by 2050, 25 million more children than today will be malnourished .

4. India is one among the many countries where child undernutrition is severe and also undernutrition is a major underlying cause of child mortality in India. In a recently released Global Nutrition Report 2018, revealed the prevalence of stunting, wasting and overweight at national level as 37.9, 20.8 and 2.4% respectively.

5. In India as per National Family Health Survey IV (2014-2015, recent in the series) 38.4, 21 and 35.7% of children below 5 years suffer from stunting, wasting and underweight respectively (corresponding figure for NFHS III, 2005-2006 were 47.9, 19.8 and 42.5% respectively). Prevalence of severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in India is 7.5%.

6. In the 2018 Global Hunger Index, India ranks 103rd out of 119 qualifying countries. With a score of 31.1, India suffers from a level of hunger that is serious. Figure given depicts dimensions and indicators of Hunger index and its relationship with child malnutrition.

Question. _____ is a major underlying cause of child mortality in India.
(i) Stunting
(ii) Malnutrition
(iii) Undernutrition
(iv) Overnutrition

Answer

(iii) Undernutrition

Question. As per National Family Health Survey IV, the prevalence of severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in India is :
(i) 2.4%
(ii) 7.5%
(iii) 20.8%
(iv) 35.7%

Answer

(ii) 7.5%

Question. By what year is it estimated that globally 25 million more children will be malnourished?
(i) 2030
(ii) 2040
(iii) 2050
(iv) 2060

Answer

(iii) 2050

Question. Which of the following is an indicator of inadequate food supply?
(i) undernourishment
(ii) stunting
(iii) under 5 mortality rate
(iv) wasting

Answer

(i) undernourishment

Question. Undernutrition signifies an imbalance between the supply of protein and energy and the body’s demand for them to :
(i) ensure sustainable growth.
(ii) ensure proper development.
(iii) ensure optimal growth and function.
(iv) ensure a balanced lifestyle

Answer

(iii) ensure optimal growth and function.

Question. Which of the following is not a factor in the occurrence of malnutrition in children?
(i) low birth weight
(ii) poverty
(iii) diarrhoea
(iv) maternal health illiteracy

Answer

(i) low birth weight

Question. Which of the following is not a feature of undernutrition?
(i) stunting and wasting are nutrition indicators 
(ii) children are particularly vulnerable to nutrition deficiencies
(iii) uneven distribution of food within a country 
(iv) goes beyond calorie availability

Answer

(iii) uneven distribution of food within a country

Question. Global Nutrition Report 2018 recently revealed the prevalence of overweight at a national level in India is at :
(i) 2.4%
(ii) 7.5%
(iii) 20.8%
(iv) 35.7%

Answer

(i) 2.4%

Question. What does the given passage highlight?
(i) the increase the number of under 5 child mortality rate
(ii) childhood malnutrition in India
(iii) the prevalence of undernourishment
(iv) global hunger problems

Answer

(ii) childhood malnutrition in India

Question. Which of the following statements is not true in the context of the passage?
(i) In 2018, there are now over 50 million overweight children globally, an increase of 1.0 million since 2000.
(ii) Any country cannot aim to attain economic and social development goals without addressing the issue of malnutrition.
(iii) Death is the most serious consequence of hunger, and children are the most vulnerable.
(iv) In India arid other low and middle-income countries malnutrition is synonymous with undernutrition.

Answer

(i) In 2018, there are now over 50 million overweight children globally, an increase of 10 million since 2000.

Question. Poor nutrition in the first 1000 days of a child’s life can lead to _____, which is associated with impaired cognitive ability and reduced school and work performance.
(i) reduced cognitive ability
(ii) under 5 mortality
(iii) increased chances of malnutrition
(iv) stunted growth

Answer

(iv) stunted growth

Question. What does the author mean by ‘underlying cause’?
(i) not understood reason behind an action
(ii) hidden reason for doing something
(iii) root cause or reason of something
(iv) unimportant cause of something

Answer

(iii) root cause or reason of something

1 Pollution is the fouling of the environment — land, water and air — by waste, smoke, chemicals, and other harmful substances. The pollution occurs most where there are large cities and many factories.

2 Pollution is not a new problem. In the Middle Ages, most towns were dirty, water supplies were foul and diseases spread quickly. Much has been done to improve sanitation and public health. But since the Industrial Revolution, the problems of waste disposal have become more complicated. Every industrial country faces the problem of waste. As factories produce new goods for people to buy, old ones are thrown out with the household rubbish. Burning this refuse pollutes the air, dumping it in rivers and seas pollutes the water, and rubbish tips1 are an unpleasant sight and take up much-needed space. Getting rid of plastics is particularly difficult. After some time, wood and paper decay through the action of bacteria. But plastics never decay. The more we throw away, the more litter2 is produced. So scientists are trying to make plastics which will break down naturally into harmless substances. Industrial waste, such as poisonous chemicals and radioactive matter, must be buried deep underground to prevent contamination.

3 Because industry needs a constant supply of raw materials, the ideal solution to the problem of waste is to make use of rubbish as a raw material by reusing or ‘recycling’ it. For example, cars can be reduced to scrap by giant shredders and the valuable metal can be used again.

4 The world’s oceans have been used as ‘dustbins’, with millions of tonnes of rubbish being dumped into the seas every year, harming marine3 life. If too much untreated sewage is poured into seas, lakes, and rivers from sewers, the water can no longer dilute it; all the oxygen in the water is used up, and the fish die. The bacteria which normally break down the sewage into harmless substances also die. Only harmful bacteria which do not need air remain, and these cause disease.

5 Smoke from factory chimneys and exhaust gases from motor vehicles pollute the air. Chemicals in the air combine with moisture to make acids, which eat away stone and brick, and so damage buildings. Carbon monoxide gas and substances called hydrocarbons given out by the engines of cars, lorries and buses can damage people’s health.

6 Smog, formed by fumes in strong sunlight, darkens the skies. Smog poses a health risk, especially to people with lung problems. Chemicals in the fumes, especially from coal-fired power stations, combine with moisture to make acid rain which may drift and fall hundreds of kilometres away.

7 Another very serious form of pollution is the build-up of carbon dioxide in a layer high around the Earth. As we burn coal, wood, petrol and oil, more carbon dioxide is released into the layers. This causes the sun’s warmth to be trapped near the Earth’s surface, by what is called the ‘greenhouse effect’. If this burning continues, average temperatures could rise by around 3° to 5°C (5° to 9°F) in the next 50 or so years. Weather patterns will change, so that regions that now grow wheat or corn could suffer droughts. Also, the polar ice caps might melt and raise sea-levels by over 5 metres (16 feet). This would flood major seaport cities and vast areas of low-lying land such as in the Netherlands and Bengal.

8 Pollution is also caused by the fertilizers and insecticides used by farmers. The chemicals in fertilizer may be washed from the soil into rivers. They can build up in water supplies, and they can also make algae grow so fast that they use up all the oxygen, choke the river, and kill all life in it. Poisons used to kill harmful pests can kill useful creatures also. Plants sprayed with poisonous chemicals are eaten by animals, which take the poison into their bodies.

9 A famous example of how a pesticide can build up is DDT4. This chemical does not break down naturally very easily. It is washed into water and eaten by small creatures, which are in turn eaten by bigger fish. The DDT becomes more and more concentrated as it passes along the food chain. If people eat contaminated fish, they take in harmful levels of DDT which may cause cancer and deformities in babies. Many rich countries have banned the use of DDT, but they still make it for sale to poorer countries where the risks are not so well-known.

10 Ridding our world of pollution is an unimaginably big task. There are so many people, for one thing. Also many government and big companies are reluctant to act, since anti-pollution measures are often unpopular or unprofitable. Many people like the idea of reducing pollution, but not when it affects their own lifestyles.

Answer each of the questions given below by choosing the most appropriate option :

Question. Pollution is the fouling of …………..
(a) land.
(b) water.
(c) air.
(d) all of the three.

Answer

D

Question. The pollution occurs …………..
(a) in large cities.
(b) where there are many factories.
(c) both (a) and (b).
(d) becaues people are careless.

Answer

C

Question. Problem of waste disposal has become more acute …………..
(a) after the Industrial Revolution.
(b) due to villagers.
(c) due to illeteracy.
(d) with insufficient regulations.

Answer

A

Question. The best solution to the problem of waste is …………..
(a) to educate the public.
(b) to resort to recycling.
(c) to burn rubbish.
(d) to use the metals again.

Answer

B

Question. What will happen if the polar ice caps melt ?
(a) Sea levels will be raised.
(b) Many seaport cities will be submurged.
(c) Both (a) and (b).
(d) The land will become more fertile.

Answer

C

Answer the following questions briefly :

Question. What do you mean by the word, ‘pollution’ ?
Answer : Pollution is the fouling — making dirty or impure — of the environment, i.e. land, air and water.

Question. Is pollution a new problem ?
Answer : No, it is not a new problem. It existed even in the Middle Ages. Of course, it has become more acute now.

Question. How does the problem of waste become more acute ?
Answer : Industrialized countries have a large number of factories. When they produce new goods, old ones are discarded and thrown out as rubbish.

Question. How does rubbish/waste disposal become difficult ?
Answer : It is because burning it will pollute the air, dumping it in the rivers will pollute the water. Dumping it in the tips will take up much useful space.

Question. Why is getting rid of plastics more problematic ?
Answer : The reason behind this is that bacteria can easily cause wood, paper, etc. to decay, but plastics never decay. So, it is an uphill task to get rid of plastics.

Question. Why are many goverments reluctant to impose anti-pollution measures ?
Answer : It is because these mearsures are unpopular. People favour the idea of reducing pollution, but not when it affects their lifestyles.

Question. Pick out the words/phrases from the passage which are similar in meaning to the following :
(a) dumps (Para 2)
(b) turn from solid to liquid (Para 7)
Answer : (a) tips.
(b) melt.

1 A very important world problem — in fact, I am inclined to say it is the most important of all great world problems which face us at the present time — is the rapidly increasing pressure of population on land and on land resources.

2 It is not so much the actual population of the world but its rate of increase which is important. It works out to be about 1.6 per cent per annum net increase1. In terms of numbers, this means something like forty to forty-five million additional people every year.

3 By this time tomorrow, and every day, there will be added to the earth about 120,000 extra people

4 I am not talking about birth rate. This is net increase. To give you some idea of birth rate, look at the seconds hand of your watch. Every second, three babies are born somewhere in the world. Another baby ! Another baby ! Another baby ! You cannot speak quickly enough to keep pace with the birth rate.

5 This enormous increase of population will create immense problems. By the year 2015, unless something desperate2 happens, there will be as many as 8,000,000,000 people on the surface of this earth ! So this is a problem which you are going to see in near future.

6 Why is this enormous increase in population taking place ? It is really due to the spread of knowledge and the practice of what is coming to be called Death Control. You have heard of Birth Control. Death Control is something rather different. Death Control recognizes3 the work of doctors, nurses, hospitals and health services in keeping alive people who, a few years ago, would have died of some of the serious diseases, as they used to be. Squalid4 conditions, which we can now remedy by an improved standard of living, caused a lot of disease and dirt. Now medical examinations at school and home catch diseases early and ensure healthier children. Scientists are at work stamping out malaria and other more deadly diseases. If you are seriously ill, there is an ambulance to take you to a modern hospital. Medical care helps to keep people alive longer. Some years ago, we used to think seventy was a good age; now eighty or even ninety is coming to be recognized as normal age for human beings. People are living longer because of this Death Control, and fewer children are dying, so the population of the world is shooting up.

7 Imagine the position if you and I and everyone else living on earth shared the surface between us. How much should we have each ? It would be just over twelve acres — the sort of size of a small holding5. But not all that is useful land which is able to produce food. We can cut out one-fifth of it, for example, as being too cold. This is land which is covered with ice and snow — Antarctica and Greenland and the great frozen areas of northern Canada. Then we can cut out another fifth as being too dry — the great deserts of the world like the Sahara and heart of Australia and other areas where there is hardly any water supply to water crops and produce food. Then we can cut out another fifth as being too mountainous or with too great an elevation above sea level. Then we can cut out another tenth as land which has insufficient soil, probably just rock at the surface. Now out of the twelve acres, only about four are left as suitable for producing food. But not all that is used. It includes land with enough soil and enough rainfall or water, and enough heat but which, at present, we are not using, such as, for example, the great Amazon forests and the Congo forests and grasslands of Africa. How much are we actually using ? One acre ! And it is just the size of land required to support one human being at the present time. And so you can imagine what is going to happen if the present rate of increase in population is allowed to go on unchecked.

Answer each of the questions given below by choosing the most appropriate option :

Question. What does the fast-increasing population do ?
(a) It causes pressure on land.
(b) It also give rise to pressure on land resources.
(c) Both (a) and (b).
(d) It increases traffic congestion.

Answer

C

Question. What is true about the increase in population ?
(a) The population increases by 1.6% per annum.
(b) It means 40-45 million more people per annum.
(c) About 120,000 people add to the population every year.
(d) All of the three.

Answer

D

Question. What is the cause behind the rapid increase in population ?
(a) Spread of education.
(b) Death control.
(c) Birth control.
(d) Many serious diseases.

Answer

B

Question. What is the reason behind the longevity of the people ?
(a) Medical examinations from the childhood itself.
(b) Establishment of modern hospitals.
(c) Availability of good medicare to all.
(d) All of the three.

Answer

D

Question. What is Death Control doing in respect of population ?
(a) People are living longer.
(b) There is a control on the number of births.
(c) The population is decreasing considerably.
(d) People have started dying at an early age.

Answer

A

Answer the following questions briefly :

Question. How do births cause an enormous increase in the population of the world today ?
Answer : With the large number of births taking place, about 120,000 people are added every day to the population.

Question. What will happen by the year 2015 if the population contiunes to increase ?
Answer : With the population increasing so fast, the world population will reach the 8,000,000,000 mark by 2015.

Question. How is Death Control responsible in increasing the population ?
Answer : Death Control refers to the noble work done by medical personnel. Their work causes fewer deaths to take place and thus contributing to population increase.

Question. How can we hope to live longer now ?
Answer : The great improvements in the sphere of medical care and the spread of knowledge about health and hygiene have enabled us to enjoy a longer life.

Question. According to the passage, how much land comes in each man’s share ?
Answer : If we divide the world area by the number of people living on the earth, each person’s share of useful land will be only 1 acre.

Question. What will happen if the population growth is not checked ?
Answer : With the present estimates, the area of land available to each individual is just enough to live somehow. With any further increase, the earth may well become unliveable !

Question. Pick out the words/phrases from the passage which are similar in meaning to the following :
(a) huge (Para 6)
(b) piece of land (Para 7)
Answer : (a) enormous.
(b) holding.

Unseen Passage for Class 11 with questions and answers pdf

Below is given a letter written by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru from Gorakhpur prison to his beloved daughter, Indira Priyadarshini. Read this letter.
5 Nov. 1940
Darling Indu,
1 Again I am writing to you from prison after many years. I came here with the new moon and it is five days old now. The slender crescent1 has put on more substance and nightly it grows fuller. I was arrested the day after Diwali and brought here from Allahabad. The next day after my arrival was Id, the great Muslim festival ending the Ramzan fast. So in feasting and rejoicing I came here, or was brought here. My trial lasted two days and today I was sentenced. There were three counts — on three speeches I had delivered a month ago in Gorakhpur district and on each charge I was sentenced to a year and four months’ rigorous imprisonment, each sentence to run consecutively, that is four years in all. That is the biggest sentence I have so far had in my longish experience.

2 Four years seems a long time to look to. And yet in this world of shock and change, it makes little difference what period is fixed for a sentence. For my part, I might as well be here as elsewhere. For the last five days, my tired mind and body have been clamouring for rest and I have slept more than I have done for many months. The mind has not been so restful. It is a wayward creature and not easy to control. Soon, I suppose, it will get into tune with my surroundings.

3 And now about you, my darling one. My arrest and sentence must not make the least bit of difference to what you intend doing. Do not worry in the slightest. I have deliberately chosen my path, well knowing the consequences, and have trained myself to it. Age creeps upon me but I am young enough still in mind and body and hardened to most occurrences. It would distress me greatly if I felt that the odd things that happen to me upset any plans that you may make for yourself. I cannot help you much in the making of these plans and indeed this is not necessary. You are well enough I hope now and will be quite fit soon.

4 To a large extent, circumstances and world happenings control our lives today. You are tied up in Switzerland and cannot easily get away. The barriers that confine me are much narrower. We shall put up with these temporary impediments2 and mishaps without being affected by them too much. Anyway, my life is on the wane. Yours is to come. Each generation has to solve its own problems. For a passing generation to impose itself on a new one is bad. Yet we are always doing it, consciously sometimes, unconsciously most of the time. I have no doubt that I do it. And yet I do not want to and I would like you to help me in this. I have learnt from experience that I am not wise enough to advise others. I find difficulty in deciding many questions for myself; how can I decide for others, even though they are dear to me ?

5 In the solitude of prison, I shall think of you a great deal. I shall sit here wrapped up in my thoughts and you will be a constant companion bringing joy and solace to me. So I shall not be really lonely, and the years or months that I pass here will perhaps bring peace to my mind. I shall make friends again with the stars and watch the moon wax and wane, and see the pageant3 of the world, with all its beauty and horror, as an onlooker from a distant place or a different world. I have worked hard during most of my life but I have worked as I wanted to, and life, in spite of many hard knocks, has been gracious to me. I suppose I have hard work still to do. There are no ways of escape from it. But at present, I feel somewhat weary in mind. When I feel this way, I seek refuge in poetry and the classics.

6 The safest address for you to write to me will continue to be Anand Bhawan, though I do not know what will happen to Anand Bhawan in the months to come.
Your loving Papa

Answer each of the questions given below by choosing the most appropriate option :

Question. When was Nehru imprisoned ?
(a) On the new-moon day.
(b) Five days ago.
(c) Both (a) and (b).
(d) In the night before.

Answer

C

Question. What do the Muslims do in the month of Ramzan ?
(a) They keep fast.
(b) The eat only in the evening.
(c) They have a feast every day.
(d) They rejoice with their friends.

Answer

A

Question. For Nehru’s speeches made in Gorakhpur …………..
(a) five charges were framed against him.
(b) he would undergo imprisonment of 3 years on all charges.
(c) all sentences were to run concurrently.
(d) he was to undergo imprisonment for each of three charges.

Answer

D

Question. Nehru consoled his daughter saying that …………..
(a) she should continue her work.
(b) she should not worry about her father.
(c) her father was ready to face hardships.
(d) all of the three.

Answer

D

Question. What would give joy and solace to Nehru in the jail ?
(a) Thinking about his daughter.
(b) Writing books.
(c) The loneliness of the jail life.
(d) Watching the sky at night.

Answer

A

Answer the following questions briefly :

Question. Where was Nehru sent after his imprisonment and when ?
Answer : He was sent to Gorakhpur prison. He was sent there with the new moon, on the day after Diwali.

Question. What was the charge against Nehru ?
Answer : He had made three speeches in Gorakhpur denouncing the White rule. The authorities framed one charge for each speech.

Question. What does Nehru say about his five days in the jail ?
Answer : His mind and body were tired from hard work done before coming to jail. He has been sleeping longer than usual to remove the tiredness.

Question. What encouraging words does he say to Indira ?
Answer : He urges her to continue her work as before. She should not worry about her father. Her father has tranied himself for any eventuality.

Question. Where was Indira at the time when Nehru wrote this letter ?
Answer : She was in Switzerland where she was working hard and was to remain there till her allotted work was finished.

Question. What does Nehru say about each new generation ?
Answer : He says that each generation should be allowed to solve its own problems. The old generation must not impose its own views on the young generation.

Question. Pick out the words/phrases from the passage which are similar in meaning to the following :
(a) demanding loudly (Para 2)
(b) purposely (Para 3)
Answer : (a) clamouring.
(b) deliberately.

Unseen Passage for Class 11 with answers

1 There is an enemy beneath our feet — an enemy the more deadly for his complete impartiality. He recognizes no national boundaries, no political parties. Everyone in the world is threatened by him. The enemy is the Earth itself. When an earthquake comes, the whole world trembles. The power of a quake is greater than anything man himself can produce. But today, scientists are directing more of their efforts into finding some way of combating1 earthquakes, and it is possible that at some time in the near future, mankind will have discovered a means of protecting itself.

2 An earthquake strikes without warning. When it does, its power is immense. If it strikes a modern city, the damage it causes is as great as if it has struck a primitive village. Gas mains burst, explosions are caused and fires are started. Underground railways are wrecked. Whole buildings collapse. Dams burst. Bridges fall. Gaping crevices2 appear in busy streets. If the quake strikes at sea, huge tidal waves sweep inland. If it strikes in mountain regions, avalanches3 roar down into the valleys. Consider the terrifying statistics from the past. In the year 1755 : Lisbon, capital of Portugal — the city destroyed entirely and 450 killed. 1970 : Peru — 50,000 killed.

3 In 1968, an earthquake struck Alaska. As this is a relatively unpopulated part of the world, only a few people were killed. But it is likely that this was one of the most powerful quakes ever to have hit the world. Geologists4 estimate that during the tremors, the whole of the state moved above 80 feet farther west into the Pacific Ocean. Imagine the power of something that can move an entire subcontinent ! This is the problem that faces the scientists. They are dealing with forces so immensely powerful that man cannot hope to resist them. All that can be done is to try to pinpoint just where the earthquake will strike, and work from there.

4 But first — just what is an earthquake ? And what causes it ? In the early history of the earth, when it was cooling down, the rocks deep in the earth’s crust created huge ‘islands’ which floated on the softer and hotter rocks below — rather like wood floats on water. Slowly, these ‘islands’ drifted apart to make the land-masses we know today as continents. But even now these ‘islands’ are not stable, and are still drifting very, very slowly. It is these imperceptible movements which create stresses in the rock, many miles below the surface. Every so often5, one of these stresses will break the rock — and on the surface, the deep underground movement is felt as an earthquake.

5 There are three large regions in the world where earthquakes are most likely to happen. Scientists call them earthquake zones. The first runs along the east coast of the Asian continent, up through Japan, across Alaska, then down the west coast of North America, crossing Mexico and ending somewhere in the Caribbean Sea. The second runs down the west coast of South America. The third runs across the south of Europe and North Africa, through Greece and Turkey, and into the middle of Asia. There are several other much smaller fault-lines, but these three are the main ones. If you take a map of the world and mark on it the locations of all the major earthquakes in history, you will see that they have occurred somewhere in these zones. So it is possible for scientists to say where they think earthquakes will strike, but they cannot say exactly when.

6 It is believed that there are other contributory causes to earthquakes. One could be the position of the sun and moon in the sky. At certain times, the gravitational pull of these combine to exert a stronger-than-normal influence on the earth. At these times, it is possible that great stress is placed on the deep rocks and earthquakes become more likely.

7 Another factor is the wobbling of the earth as it spins on its axis. This wobbling is caused by the change in position of the earth in relation to the stars.

8 So far, main weapon of scientists against earthquakes is the science of seismology. This is the careful and accurate monitoring of tremors in the earth. At various seismological stations all over the earth, each and every tremor is measured, pinpointed and recorded. We can watch earthquakes as they happen, and we can measure them. We can say where they will occur (within very broad margins) and we can put up strengthened buildings at those places where they are most likely to occur. But for the moment, the world must go on waiting — waiting for an effective weapon to fight this deadly enemy.

Answer each of the questions given below by choosing the most appropriate option :

Question. The earth, our enemy, …………..
(a) is very deadly.
(b) is wholly impartial.
(c) recognises no boundaries.
(d) all of the three.

Answer

D

Question. As for combating earthquakes, the writer says that …………..
(a) scientists are working at it.
(b) they may find some way.
(c) both (a) and (b).
(d) nothing can be done for it.

Answer

C

Question. If the quake strikes at sea, …………..
(a) the sea level rises.
(b) huge tidal waves sweep inland.
(c) avalanches are caused.
(d) sea recedes further away.

Answer

B

Question. When an earthquake hit Alaska, …………..
(a) lot of people were killed.
(b) rescue operation became difficult.
(c) whole state moved 80 feet into the ocean.
(d) people ran helter-skelter.

Answer

C

Question. At a seismological station, …………..
(a) every tremor is recorded.
(b) the intensity of each quake is measured.
(c) each quake is pinponited.
(d) all of the three.

Answer

D

Answer the following questions briefly :

Question. Why is the earth called an ‘enemy’ ?
Answer : It is called an enemy because it causes earthquakes without warning. And when an earthquake strikes, it proves deadlier than anything else.

Question. What has been told about the power of a quake ?
Answer : The power of a quake makes the world tremble. Its power is greater than any other thing produced by man.

Question. Give a few examples of the destruction caused by the quake.
Answer : When a quake strikes, gas mains burst, explosions and fires start. Buildings collapse, dams burst and crevices appear in busy streets.

Question. Give a couple of figures of people dying in quakes.
Answer : In Lisbon, capital of Portugal, 450 people were killed in 1755. In Peru, in the year 1970, as many as 50,000 people were killed.

Question. Why did fewer people die in the Alaska quake ?
Answer : Fewer people were killed in Alaska because relatively fewer people live there than at other places.

Question. Why does the earth wobble ? What causes the wobbling ?
Answer : The wobbling of the earth is caused by the variations in the position of the earth in relation to the stars.

Question. Pick out the words/phrases from the passage which are opposite in meaning to the following :
(a) modern (Para 2)
(b) sinks (Para 4)
Answer : (a) primitive.
(b) floats.

Unseen Passage For Class 11 English With Answers