NCERT Solution of Class 11 English Ch-4 The Ailing Planet: the Green Movement’s Role
By NANI PALKHIVALA
Question 1:
Locate the lines in the text that support the title ‘The Ailing Planet’.
Answer
The lines that support the title ‘The Ailing Planet’ are given below:
(1) The earth’s vital signs reveal a patient in declining health.
(2) Are we to leave our successors a scorched planet of advancing deserts, impoverished landscapes and ailing environment?
(3) …… the environment has deteriorated so badly that it is ‘critical’ in many of the eighty- eight countries investigated.
Class 11 English Ch-4 The Ailing Planet: the Green Movement
Question 2:
What does the notice ‘The world’s most dangerous animal’ at a cage in the zoo at Lusaka, Zambia, signify?
Answer
The notice ‘The world’s most dangerous animal’ at a cage in the zoo at Lusaka, Zambia, signifies that there is depletion of resources and deterioration of environment. Man is responsible for this and his own survival is threatened.
Class 11 English Ch-4 The Ailing Planet: the Green Movement
Question 3:
How are the earth’s principal biological systems being depleted?
Answer
The earth has four principal biological systems. They are fisheries, forests, grasslands and croplands. They form the foundation of the world’s economy. They supply food for us. They provide almost all the raw material for industry. But sadly, they are being depleted. And it is happening at a very fast rate.
Class 11 English Ch-4 The Ailing Planet: the Green Movement
Question 4:
Why does the author aver that the growth of world population is one of the strongest factors distorting the future of human society?
Answer
The growth of world population puts a severe strain on the earth’s principal biological systems. Due to excessive human claims these reach an unsustainable level where their productivity is damaged. Development is not possible if world population continues to grow so rapidly. Increasing population brings hunger, poverty and unemployment.
Class 11 English Ch-4 The Ailing Planet: the Green Movement
