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CASE BASED PASSAGE -1

1. Read the passage given below and study the pie chart to answer the questions that follow:
The White Revolution, known as Operation Flood, was launched in 1970. It was an initiative by India’s
National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) and was the world’s biggest dairy development
programmed. It transformed India from a milk deficient nation into the world’s largest milk producers.
Operation Flood was based on the experimental pattern set up by Verghese Kurien, chairman and
founder of AMUL, who was named the Chairman of NDDB and was also recognized as the architect of
Operation Flood.
There were three phases of the White Revolution in India.
Phase 1: This phase started in July 1970 with the objective of setting up dairy cooperatives in 18 milk
sheds in 10 states. They were to be linked with the four best metropolitan markets. By the end of this
phase in 1981 there were 13,000 village dairy cooperatives covering 15,000 farmers.
Phase 2: It aimed at building on the designs of phase 1 and on the assisted Dairy development
programmes in Karnataka, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. By the end of this phase in 1985 there were
136 milk sheds, 34,500 village dairy cooperatives and over 36 lakh members.
Phase 3: This phase emphasised on consolidating the gains of the earlier two phases by improving the
productivity and efficiency of the dairy sectors for long term sustainability. It ended in 1996 and by that
time there were 73,300 dairy cooperatives and over 9.4 million farmer members.
It ended the imports of milk solids in India and India started exporting milk powder to many foreign
nations.

ii. The major achievement of White Revolution was that .

a. India stopped importing milk
b. India started exporting milk
c. India stopped importing and
startedexporting milk
d. (iv) None of these

iii. In decreasing order, the share of states in Milk Production in India

is .
a. UP, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra
b. Bihar, Tamil Nadu, Haryana, Maharashtra
c. UP, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Maharashtra
d. Bihar, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Haryana

iv. UP’s production of milk is that of Gujarat and Punjab

a. less than
b. more than
c. same as
d. not mentioned in the paragraph
v. Milk production in Maharashtra and MP is .
 a. exactly the same
b. almost the same
c. not mentioned in the paragraph
d. vastly different

vi. Milk production in Haryana and Tamil Nadu together is closest to .

1. Gujarat
2. Bihar
3. Rajasthan
4. UP

vii. The word ‘sustainability’ in the passage means the ability to _.

a. create
b. destroy
c. be maintained at a certain rate or level
d. start something new

CASE BASED PASSAGE -2

Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow: 1x6= 6

Two-thirds of U.S. adults say the federal government is doing too little to reduce the effects of global
climate change. Similar shares say the government is doing too little to protect water (68%) and air
quality (67%), while majorities say the same when it comes to protecting animals and their habitats
(62%) and protecting open lands in the national parks (55%).
These findings from an October 2019 survey come amid ongoing efforts to roll back
regulations designed to protect the environment, including relaxing limits on methane and carbon
emissions.
Public concern about climate change has remained steady even as concerns about the spread of infectious diseases
have risen. In a survey last month, six-in-ten Americans said global climate change isa major threat to the country,
up from 44% in 2009. Respondents who took the survey in the latter part of the month – after the March 13
declaration of a national emergency due to the coronavirus – were about equally concerned about climate change as
those interviewed earlier in the month.
1. Which environmental issue is the most neglected one as per the survey?
a. water quality
b. air quality
c. animal habitats
d. national parks

2. What does this survey reflect?

a. political opinion
b. public opinion
c. environmentalists’ opinion
d. all of these

3. Which issue is least important as per the survey?

a. water quality
b. air quality
c. animal habitats
d. national parks

4. Pick out the word from the passage which means the same as ‘abode’.
a. amid
b. habitat
c. steady
d. disease

5. Which issue could not overshadow the concern for climate change?
a. elections
b. coronavirus
c. infectious diseases
d. none of these

6. Replace the underlined term: “climate change is a major threat to the country”.
a. ultimatum
b. attack
c. signal
d. catastrophe

7. Which of the following statements is true about the survey?

a. It projects climate change as least important issue.
b. It depicts the public opinion on government’s attitude towards environment.
c. It urges the government to improve water quality.
d. It ignores the maintenance of nature preserves.
 CASE BASED PASSAGE -3

The Municipal Corporation of Gurugram recently admitted before the National Green Tribunal that
untreated sewage from the city mixes with treated wastewater in the drains into the Yamuna. The
putrid river that flows through New Delhi is only one of the many severely polluted surface water bodies
in the country. Government agencies estimate that as much of 80% of India's surface water is
contaminated and most of it comes from sewage.
The effects of this contamination are immediately felt with the onset of the monsoons.
No sooner had the rains begun the reports of water-borne diseases like diarrhoea and cholera breakouts
trickled in from Delhi, Pune, Varanasi and Chennai as broken water pipes and flooding allowed fecal
sludge mix (polluted water) into potable water.
The Central Pollution Control Board in 2009 calculated that major cities and towns together generate
more than 38 billion liters of sewage every day, of which only 30% is collected. Less than 20% of this is
treated because that's all the treatment capacity available. The rest is just emptied into rivers, lakes,
seas and ponds.
A soon-to-be-released report by Water Aid India on fecal sludge management documents the chinks
(gaps) in India's sewage system. Seventeen million, or roughly 20%, of urban households, lack sanitation
facilities, the report says. Among those that have access to sanitation only 32% are connected to a
sewage network, the rest depending on septic tanks and pit latrines. There are more numbers to raise a
stink about. More than 5 lakh pit latrines are unsanitary, being nothing more than open pits. More than
9 lakh toilets empty directly into drains. Among the 18% of urban household that don't have access to
individual toilets, more than 12% resort to open defecation.
The story gets murkier beyond the numbers. Where sewers exist, they often leak or
overflow. Instead of being cleaned every few years, septic tanks are left to accumulate fecal sludge that
percolates into ground water. When the tanks are cleaned the black water is disposed off in fields and
water bodies, once again contaminating open fresh water.
The Water Aid report looks at sanitation systems in six states and offers a snapshot of how much
wastewater is dumped untreated. Delhi, for instance, uses 4,346 million litres of water per day of which
87% returns as waste. However, Delhi has the capacity to treat only 61% of the total wastewater it
generates. The class I cities of Maharashtra together consume water three times as much as Delhi does,
turn 80% of that into sewage and treat less than half of their total wastewater. The statistics are far
worse for class II cities.

Even with the creation of the National Urban Sanitation Policy in 2008 and several thousands of
crores being spent by states on sewage networks, the problem has grown worse in the last five
years.

On the basis of the understanding of the passage, answer the questions

 (i) WhatdoestherevelationmadebytheMunicipalCorporationofIndiapointto?
a) Problem of lack of water treatment technologies in India.
b) Problem of water pollution in India.
c) Problem of contamination of water bodies due to sewage.
d) Problem of water borne diseases in India.
(ii) Which of the following is the reason for Yamuna being the most polluted rivers in the
country?
a) Lack of proper sewage systems.
b) Lack of treatment of contaminated water.
c) Flooding with the onset of rains.
d) Improper sanitation facilities.
(iii) What is true regarding the contaminated water?
(a) Less than 20% of the contaminated water is treated.
(b) Most of the contaminated water is dumped into the waterbodies.
(c) Contaminated water is the reason for the lack of potable water.
(d) Both (a) and (b)

(iv) Why does the presence of septic tanks result in contamination of ground water?
(a) They leak on the ground water due to overflow.
(b) They are not cleaned.
(c) They are an inefficient system of sewage management.
(v) Both (b) and (c) Based on the given graphical representation of data in the passage,
choose the option thatlists the statements that are TRUE.
(a) Delhi has the largest system of water treatment facilities in India.
(b) Mumbai has the third largest system of water treatment.
(c) Gujarat sets an example to Delhi and Mumbai regarding the treatment of water.
(d) Madhya Pradesh does not treat polluted water at all.
(vi) Which state in the country has the lowest treatment percentage?
(a)Uttar Pradesh (b)Maharashtra
(c)Madhya Pradesh (d)Gujarat
1. Read the passage given below. 10
(1) Keep your watch accurate. For some people, moving up the time on their watch will help them
get up earlier. For others, they will remember that the time on the watch is wrong and will
disregard it altogether. It may be helpful to set your watch just two minutes ahead instead of five
or ten.
(2) Keep a clock, phone, computer or anything that displays time in each room of your house.
One of the easiest ways to run late is simply by not realising that the time is passing as quickly
as it is.
(3) Set all your clocks and watches to the same time. Don’t be an optimist. Things usually take Longer
than what you’d expect, even without major delays. If you have a dinner appointment at 7:30 p.m.,
don’t think you can work till 7 p.m., then take a bath, dress and reach on time. Realistically,
calculate the time you will take at each step and then add 10 minutes more to allow for unexpected
delays, or you cannot get to your job done in time.
(4) Wake up when you are supposed to wake up. Don’t hit the snooze button, keep on lying in bed,
and watch TV at the very start of your day. May be you can try even setting your clock 10
minutes earlier than you need. If you have difficulty with this, move your alarm clock to
somewhere away from your bed; that way, you will have to get up to turn it off. Commit yourself
to being 15 minutes early for everything. If you have to reach your place of work at 8:00, don’t
even tell yourself this. Just tell yourself (and everyone else who listens— but don’t annoy them or
make them think that they are late or early!) “I have to be at work at 7:45.” If you do this, you
will be on time even with little unforeseen delays. You will be on timeeven with a traffic jam.
On the basis of your understanding of the passage, answer the questions:
(a) We should be .......... in approach with time
management.
(i) optimistic (ii) pessimistic
(iii) realistic (iv) utopian
(b) It is good to commit yourself ............ for everything.
(i) to be late
(ii) to delay
(iii) to being 15 minutes early
(iv) to search the last moment
(c) The passage highlights:
(i) the value of time
(ii) the importance of being ahead of time
(iii) the value of being upto time
(iv) the value of calculating time
(d) To be punctual we should ...........
(i) hit the snooze button of the alarm clock
(ii) get up at the right time
(iii) start watching TV in the morning
(iv) keep on lying in bed
(e) The narrator does not deny which of the following activity just after waking up:
(i) hitting snooze button
(ii) keep on lying in bed
(iii) watch TV
(iv) wake up when you actually have to
(f) What does the author mean when he uses the word “delay”?
(i) Late (ii) Turn off
(iii) Disregard (iv) Accurate
(g) One of the major reasons for being delayed is
(i) absence of clock, phone or computer
(ii) being overindulged in work
(iii) not realising that time passes quickly
 (iv) not keeping a margin in the expected time ofwork
(h) Being ahead by .......... minutes should beeveryone’s commitment.
(i) 10 minutes (ii) 15 minutes
(iii) 5 minutes (iv) 30 minutes

(i) The author uses the word ‘unexpected’ in paragraph 4. He means to say:
(i) commit (ii) unforeseen
(iii) annoy (iv) snooze

(j) Which word conveys the opposite of realistically?

(i) Impracticable (ii) Rational
(iii) Achievable (iv) Pragmatic

(k) Which word means ‘disregard’ ?

(i) Attention (ii) Consider
(iii) Ignore (iv) Regard

(l) The narrator denies us to:

(i) be realistic
(ii) be optimistic
(iii) keeping our watch accurate
(iv) wake up when we are supposed to

2. Read the passage given below.

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9th World Convention on Recycling and Waste Management is mainly based on the theme
“Advocating Waste Disposal and Recycling Practices for Clean and Green Environment.” We
warmly welcome all the participants— leading scientists, researchers and scholars of the world
to attend the convention. We provide a platform for young researchers and students to present their
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among young researchers. The organising committee aims at setting a platform for all the budding
scientists and researchers to present their real-time work and share their views and aspects related to
the theme of the conference. The organising committee is gearing up for an exciting and informative
conference programme including plenary lecture, symposia, workshops on a variety of topics,
poster presentations and various programmes for participants from all over the world.
On the basis of your understanding of the passage, answer the questions
(a) What theme is being highlighted after reading thegiven passage?
(i) Efficient means of reducing garbage
(ii) Efficient ways of waste disposal
(iii) Various techniques to be employed to recyclethe goods
(iv) Both (ii) and (iii)

(b) Which notion in the conference has been emphasised to be deployed?

(i) Waste management
(ii) Recycling of goods
(iii) Waste disposal management
(iv) Reshaping Earth’s future

(c) On observing the pie-chart, which two types ofwaste have been recycled at the rate of 4%?
(i) Furniture and used electronics
 (ii) Branches and wood and sharp shelters
(iii) Furniture and hazardous waste
(iv) All of the above

(d) Which of the following activities contribute collectively towards paper waste recycled percentage?
(i) Plastic or metal or glass and metal
(ii) Confidential documents and plastic or metal or glass
(iii) Miscellaneous recycled waste and confidential documents
(iv) None of the above
(e) ) What does the given data represent?
(i) The types of waste that haven’t beengenerated
(ii) The amount and degree of recycled waste
(iii) The increasing trend of recycling and waste management
(iv) Both (ii) and (iii)

(f) What has been considered as an efficient means to reduce landfill area?
(i) Sorting of waste
(ii) Recycling or composting waste
(iii) Both (i) and (ii)
(iv) None of the above

(g) What are the main reasons of waste managementand recycling it?
(h) To not over-exploit the resources
(ii) Reducing the dump of landfill area
(iii) Leaving behind the quality of environmentfree from pollution
(iv) All of the above

(i) Which other type of waste is recycled at the samerate as that of used electronics?
(i) Miscellaneous goods
(ii) Hazardous waste and sharp shelters
(iii) Branches and wood
(iv) None of the above

(j) Which convention session was conducted onrecycling at waste management in 2018?
(i) 9th Convention (ii) 8th Convention
(iii) 18th Convention (iv) 29th Convention

(k) Which activity has been considered as the secondnature to us?

(i) Sorting of waste
(ii) Recycling of waste
(iii) Waste management
(iv) Implementing steps framed and deployed inconvention

(l) How can the success of waste management beachieved?

(i) Recycling goods
(ii) Choosing the correct type of goods in order to reduce waste
(iii) Making a small contribution towards protecting environment
(iv) All of the above