Humans can neither change the sun's radiation - Seen Comprehension - Multiple Choice & Short Question for SSC English First Paper - English for Today
- Fakhruddin Babar
- Feb 3, 2025
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Read the following passage and answer the questions below:
Humans can neither change the sun's radiation nor the earth's orbit around the sun. But they can control the increase in the amount of greenhouse gases and its effect on the atmosphere. Only during the last hundred years the carbon dioxide concentration has been raised alarmingly in the atmosphere and we humans can be held responsible for this.
The main cause of the increase in carbon dioxide level in the atmosphere is the burning of fossil fuels. Since the end of the 19th century, industrial activities increased rapidly giving rise to many factories. These factories required energy, which was produced through the combustion of coal. Besides the coal, other sources of energy such as mineral oil and natural gas were also burned to heat our houses, run cars and airplanes or to produce electricity. Nowadays, about 85 million barrels of crude oil are burned daily. Every time a fossil raw material is burned, it releases carbon dioxide into the air.
Therefore, it is clear that more and more greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide are being generated worldwide by humans. Moreover, we are also strengthening the greenhouse effect by deforestation, which means cutting down trees. Every year enormous areas of forests are destroyed by people to obtain wood and to clear regions for mining and to create pasture . This loss of the forest causes dual problems. Trees that are burned up release large volume of carbon dioxide gas into the air. On the other hand, as forests absorb ( 26) a lot carbon dioxide from the air and deliver oxygen instead , we also destroy an important storehouse of carbon dioxide when we clear forests.
Multiple Choice Questions
1.Choose the correct answer from the alternatives.
(a) Mining is necessary for —
(i) energy resources
(ii) digging minerals out
(iii) development of the country
(iv) lifting up natural gas
Answer: (a) (iv) lifting up natural gas
(b). The driving force of industries is --,
(i) coal
(ii) oil
(iii)fossil fuel
(iv) energy
Answer: (b) (iii) fossil fuel
(c) The contextual meaning of the word 'concentration' is –
(i) attention
(ii) submission
(iii) deliberation
(iv) accumulation
Answer: (c) (iv) accumulation
(d) The word 'combustion' stands for ----
(i) conservation
(ii) ignition
(iii)consumption
(iv) relics
Answer: (d) (ii) ignition
(e) What is the antonym of the word 'release'?
(i) hold
(ii) let go.
(iii)let loose
(iv) give off
Answer: (e) (i) hold
(f) Controlling of the increase of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is not — man's grip.
(i) beyond
(ii) within
(iii)under
(iv) at .
Answer: . (f) (i) beyond
(g) The greenhouse effect is – by deforestation.
(i) created
(ii) affected
(iii) accelerated
(iv) reduced
Answer: (g) (iii) accelerated
Extra Questions :
(1) During the last century carbon dioxide significantly
(i) decreased
(ii) reduced
(iii) increased
(iv) removed
Answer: (1) (iii) increased
(2) The word 'fossil' means —..
(i) relies
(ii) debris
(iii) ruins
(iv) part of an animal or a plant preserved in rock
Answer: (2) (iv) part of an animal or a plant preserved in rock
(3) Where is the earth's orbit?
(i)around the sun
(ii) in the sun
(iii)in the earth.
(iv)under the sun
Answer: (3) (i) around the sun
(4) Greenhouse effect is accelerated by ----
(i) increasing forest
(ii) planting trees
(iii) melting ice
(iv) deforestation
Answer: (4) (iv) deforestation
(5) The correct antonym for 'deforestation' is –,
(i) destruction of forest
(ii) forest
(iii)deforestation
(iv) desertification
Answer: (5) (iii) deforestation
(6) We are intensifying the greenhouse effect
by —
(i)cutting down trees
(ii)releasing carbon dioxide
(iii) building new factories
(iv) all these
Answer: (6) (iv) all these
(7) Which of the following is greenhouse gas
(i) carbon
(ii) carbon dioxide
(iii)carbon monoxide
(iv) oxygen
Answer: (7) (ii) carbon dioxide
(8) How is electricity produced?
(i) by burning coal and petroleum
(ii) by gases
(iii)by water supplies
(iv) workshops
Answer: (8) (i) by burning coal and petroleum
(9) What does deforestation mean?
(i) planting trees in large numbers
(ii) cutting down trees in large numbers
(iii) watering
(iv) neglecting trees
Answer: (9) (ii) cutting down trees in large numbers
(10) People destroy forest in order to --
(i) produce wood
(ii) make fire
(iii)create pasture
(iv) release carbon dioxide
Answer: (10) (iii) create pasture
(11) What is the contextual meaning of the word radiation?
(i) pollution
(ii) radiator
(iii) radio
(iv) emission of energy as electromagnetic wave
Answer: (iv) emission of energy as electromagnetic wave
(12) Why do you think human should be responsible for concentration of carbon dioxide?
(i) because human lives on earth
(ii) because human uses fossil fuels
(iii) because the earth moves round the sun
(iv) because the earth has atmosphere
Answer: (12) (ii) because human uses fossil fuels
(13) Which is the storehouse of carbon dioxide?
(i) sea
(ii) earth
(iii)air
(iv) trees
Answer: (13) (iv) trees
(14) Which things are impossible for man?
(i) To change the sun's radiation
(ii) To change the earth's orbit
(iii) To change the rays of the sun
(iv) All stated above
Answer: (14) (iv) All stated above
(15) Where has the carbon dioxide raised
alarmingly?
(i) In the sun
(ii) In the atmosphere
(iii)In the earth
(iv) In the star
Answer: (15) (ii) In the atmosphere
(16) Coal is one of the fuels used for – energy.
(i) generating,
(ii) reducing
(iii) compacting
(iv) lessening
Answer: (16) (i) generating
(17) Deforestation -- greenhouse effect.
(i) abolishes
(ii) accelerates
(iii) decreases
(iv) refuels
Answer: (17) (ii) accelerates
(18) What is the main source of energy?
(i) soil
(ii) sun
(iii)water
(iv) air
Answer: (18) (ii) sun
(19) What are the fossil fuels mentioned in the passage?
(i) coal
(ii) mineral oil
(iii)natural gas
(iv) all the above
Answer: (19) (iv) all the above
(20) Forests -- carbon dioxide gas.
(i) consume
(ii) emit
(iii)exhale
(iv) discharge
Answer: (20) (i) consume
(21) What does the expression "carbon dioxide concentration" in the line 3 mean? (i) An increase in the temperature
(ii) Reduction of carbon dioxide
(iii) Piling up of carbon dioxide
(iv) Greenhouse gas
Answer: (21) (iii) Piling up of carbon dioxide
( 22) Which of the period describes the beginning of rapid industrialization?
(i)The plantation
(ii) The end of the 18th century
(iii) The start of the 18th century
(iv) The end of the 19th century
Answer: (22) (iv) The end of the 19th century
(23) The main cause of the increase in carbon dioxide level in the atmosphere is
(i) deforestation
(ii) the burning of fossil fuels
(ii)forestation
(iv) desertification
Answer: (23) (ii) the burning of fossil fuels
(24) Which of the following indicates 'concentration has been raised alarmingly'?
(i) oxygen
(ii) radiation
(iii)atmosphere
(iv) carbon dioxide
Answer: (24) (iv) carbon dioxide
(25) Carbon dioxide gas is --
(i) toxic
(ii) lucid
(iii)hazy
(iv) pure
Answer: (25) (i) toxic
(26) The word 'enormous' is --
(i) noun
(ii) verb
(iii) adjective
(iv) adverb
Answer: (26) (iii) adjective
(27) What do the factories require?
(i) water
(ii) air
(iii)energy
(iv) sunlight
Answer: (27) (iii) energy
(28) Which correct answer from the followings describes deforestation best?
(i) Productive
(ii) Creative
(iii) Conducive
(iv) Destructive
Answer: (28) (iv) Destructive
(29) By whom carbon dioxide is being generated?
(i) By animals
(ii) By nature
(iii) By water
(iv) By humans
Answer: (29) (iv) By humans
(30) The areas destroyed for human habitation are --
(i) little
(ii) huge
(iii)partial
(iv) impartial
Answer: (30) (ii) huge
(31)The word 'atmosphere' refers to :
(i) climate
(ii) appearance
(iii)fair weather
(iv) sunlight
Answer: (31) (i) climate
(32) In the last paragraph, it is said that 'this loss of the forest causes dual problems.' What is meant by this?
(i) Burning of forest causes producing huge amount of carbon dioxide.
(ii) Burning of forest causes getting the medium of absorbing carbon dioxide destroyed.
(iii) Vehicles are producing carbon dioxide.
(iv) Both i & ii
Answer:. (32) (iv) Both i and ii
(33) Man has no -- to change the sun's radiation and the earth's orbit around the sun.
(i) tendency
(ii) power
(iii) willingness
(iv) control
Answer: (33) (ii) power
(34) Which of the following is not true?
(i) coal combustion produces carbon dioxide
(ii) industrialization has given birth of many factories
(iii)crude oil does not create hazardous gases
(iv) mineral oils mainly refers to fossil fuels
Answer: (34) (iii) crude oil does not create hazardous gases
(35) Man can decrease --
(i) the amount of greenhouse gases
(ii) the heat of the sun
(iii)the cold of winter
(iv) the happenings of natural calamities,
Answer: (35) (i) the amount of greenhouse gases
(36)Every time fossil raw materials are burned and it releases —
(i) Water
(ii) Oxygen
(iii) air.
(iv) Carbon dioxide
Answer: (36) (iv) Carbon dioxide
(37) In this passage we see trees help us in --
(i) one way
(ii) two ways
(iii) three ways
(iv) no way
Answer: (37) (ii) two ways
(38) Trees transport -- Into the air.
(i) nitrogen
(ii) oxygen
(iii)hydrogen
(iv) all
Answer: (38) (ii) oxygen
(39) Due to industrial revolution -- have shrunk to a great extern
(i) factories
(ii) forestation
(iii)habitations
(iv) employment opportunity
Answer: (39) (iii) habitations
(40) The word "deliver" can be replaced by --
(i) save
(ii) convey
(iii)declare
(iv) superior
Answer: (40) (ii) convey
41) Greenhouse gases cause.
(i) global warming
(ii) deforestation
(iii)health hazards
(iv) fatal disease
Answer: (41) (i) global warming
(42) Due to industrial revolution ---- is necessary for energy.
(i) burning fossil
ii) burning coal
(iii)a forestation
(iv) greenhouse gases
Answer: (42) (i) burning fossil
(43) -- is thought to be responsible for in huge amount of fossil fuels.
(i) rapid urbanization
(ii) overgrowth of population
(iii) rapid industrialization
(iv) rapid electrification
Answer: (43) (iii) rapid industrialization
(44) The word pasture refers to
(i) field for growing corn
(ii) mine
(iii) field for tending cattle
(iv) field for building houses
Answer: (44) (iii) field for tending cattle
(45). The main theme of the passage is to _
(i) show how humans are response greenhouse effect.
(ii) show the importance of tree plant.
(iii) show the result of deforestation
(iv) show how fossil fuels are being us
Answer: (45) (i) show how humans are responsible for greenhouse effect
(46) Which of the following has the meaning of the word "effect" used in line 2?
(i) result responsible for
(ii) up to date
(iii)change
(iv) pollute
Answer: (46) (i) result responsible for
(47) The word 'enormous' is —
(i) noun
(ii) verb
(iii) adjective
(iv) conjunction
Answer: (47) (iii) adjective
(48) Humans can — the increase of greenhouse JOBS gases.
(i) control
(ii) change
(iii)do nothing against
(iv) increase
Answer: (48) (i) control
(49) Who are responsible for the carbon dioxide
concentration? –
(i) The animals
(ii) The plants
(iii)The scientist
(iv) The human being
Answer: (49) (iv) The human beings
(50) The phrase/word generates means --
(i) produce
(ii) help
(iii)assist
(iv) use
Answer: (50) (i) produce.
(51) Carbon dioxide is increasing in the atmosphere as —
(i) trees are producing carbon dioxide
(ii) factories and various vehicles burning different types of fuels produce huge amount of carbon dioxide.
(iii)human beings and animals are producing a lot of carbon dioxide.
(iv) forests are responsible for increasing the amount of carbon dioxide.
Answer: (51) (ii) factories and various vehicles burning different types of fuels produce huge amount of carbon dioxide
(52) Trees absorb --
(i) methane
(ii) oxygen
(iii)advantages
(iv) carbon dioxide
Answer: (52) (iv) carbon dioxide
(53) The loss of forests causes dual — ;
(i) problems
(ii) disadvantages
(iii)advantages
(iv) opportunity
Answer: (53) (i) problems
Short Answer Questions
2. Answer the following questions.
(a) What is the main purpose of the author of this text?
Answer: (a) The main purpose of the author is to make us aware of the dangerous consequence of deforestation and greenhouse effect
(b) How is energy produced for running industries?
Answer: (b) The energy for running industries is produced from the combustion of fossil fuels like coal, oil or natural gas.
(c) Why do we use enormous amount of fossil fuels?
Answer: (c) We use enormous amount of fossil fuels because of rapid increase of industrial activities. Generally factories need energy and we get this energy by burning fossil fuels.
(d) Do you support that humans are responsible for increasing carbon dioxide? If yes, why?
Answer: (d) Yes, I support that humans are responsible for increasing carbon dioxide because the activities, which are mainly responsible for increasing carbon dioxide like cutting down trees, burning fossil fuels, rapid industrialization are done only by the human beings.
(e) How is deforestation responsible for greenhouse effect?
Answer: (e) Deforestation is cause due to cutting down or burning trees, and it is responsible for the increase of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. As a result, it creates greenhouse effect.
Extra Questions :
(1) How can humans control carbon dioxide gas in the atmosphere?
Answer: (1) The people can control carbon dioxide gas in the atmosphere by making them aware. They should plant more and more trees. They have to be conscious about greenhouse gas.
(2) How is deforestation strengthening greenhouse effect?
Answer: (2) When trees are burned down, it releases a huge amount of carbon dioxide gas into the air. Again, by cutting trees, we are losing forests which absorb a lot of carbon dioxide from the air and deliver oxygen. Thus, deforestation is strengthening greenhouse - effect.
(3) How can the world be greener?
Answer: (3) The world can be greener if we stop cutting down trees and plant more and more trees.
(4) How does industrialization cause harm to the atmosphere?
Answer: (4) Industrialization causes harm to the atmosphere as it needs the burning of fossil fuels and coal for the running of mills and factories.
(5) What are the causes lying behind deforestation?
Answer: (5) The causes lying behind deforestation are the cutting down of trees for obtaining wood for various construction works, for mining and for creating pasture.
(6) How can trees help save our environment?
Answer: (6) Tree plantation can lessen the greenhouse effect in the environment. Thus they can save our environment
(7) What is the main cause of the increase in carbon dioxide level in the atmosphere?
Answer: (7) Excessive burning of fossil fuels is the main cause of the increase in carbon dioxide level in the atmosphere.
(8) How can the industrial pollution be checked?
Answer: (8) The industrial pollution can be checked by taking necessary steps against the burning of excessive fossil fuel and using renewable energy sources instead
(9) Do you agree with the view that indiscriminate cutting down of trees is taking us to destruction? Give reasons for your answer in the light of the passage.
Answer: (9) Yes, I agree with the view that indiscriminate cutting down of trees is taking us to destruction. It is because trees absorb carbon dioxide for their survival and produce oxygen which is very much essential for breathing by human beings.
(10) "Man can neither change the sun's radiation nor the earth's orbit around the sun." Why? What they can?
Answer: (10) Man can neither change the sun's radiation nor the earth's orbit around the sun because they are natural phenomena. But man can control the increase in the amount of greenhouse gases and its effect on the atmosphere.
(11) How is deforestation strengthening greenhouse effect in the present context?
Answer: (11) Deforestation which means cutting down or burning of the forest is strengthening greenhouse effect by accumulating enormous quantity of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
(12) What do you think we should do to keep the atmosphere normal for our living?
Answer: (12) In order to keep the atmosphere normal for our living, we should control the emission of carbon dioxide, make afforestation programme a success and make less use of renewable energy which is environment friendly.
(13) How do forests help us?
Answer: (13) Forests absorb a lot of carbon dioxide from the air and deliver oxygen instead
(14) What is the effect of the burning of fossil fuels?
Answer: (14) The effect of the burning of fossil fuels is an increase in carbon dioxide level in the atmosphere.
(15) How does the loss of the forest cause dual problems?
Answer: (15) The loss of the forest causes duel problems. Firstly, trees that are burned down ease a large volumes of carbon dioxide gas into the air. Secondly, an important carbon dioxide storehouse is destroyed as forests absorb a lot of carbon dioxide from the air and deliver oxygen instead.
(16) How is man generating carbon dioxide?
Answer: (16) Man is generating carbon dioxide by burning crude oil, coal and cutting and burning of forestlands.
(17) How do the trees help in reducing carbon dioxide?
Answer: (17) Trees help in reducing carbon dioxide by absorbing carbon dioxide for their growth and releasing oxygen instead which is essential for human life.
(18) What can human beings do for a congenial atmosphere?
Answer: (18) Human beings can control the increase in the amount of greenhouse gases and its effect on the atmosphere by minimizing the use of fossil fuel and stopping deforestation.
(19) What is deforestation?
(20) What is greenhouse effect?
Answer: (20) The exchange of incoming and outgoing radiation from a planet's atmosphere that warms the earth's surface is called greenhouse effect. Greenhouse gases radiate energy in all directions. Part of this radiation is directed towards the surface and warms it.
(21) How can we control greenhouse effect?
Answer: (21)We can control greenhouse effect by planting more and more trees at first. Besides this we can control it by conserving energy reducing carbon dioxide in the atmosphere using less fossil fuels, mineral and crude oils, natural gas etc.
(22) How will you prove that industrial revolution gives rise to carbon dioxide?
Answer: (22) It is a proven truth that industrial revolution gives rise to carbon dioxide. Because of increasing industrial activities the increasing factories need energy which is got by burning fossil fuels that gives rise to carbon dioxide
(23) What are trees compared to in the passage? Why?
Answer: (23) Trees are compared to carbon dioxide store house because trees absorb a lot of carbon dioxide from the air
(24) Give some instances of the function of the energy resources?
Answer: (24) The energy resources perform the following functions - heating our houses, running various transportation vehicles including airplanes and producing electricity greatly essential for modern civilization.
(25) What is greenhouse gas?
Answer: (25) Greenhouse gas is such a gas which helps increase the temperature of the atmosphere.
(26) "Humans can neither change the sun's radiation nor the earth's orbit around the sun." What does the writer mean by it?
Answer: (26) The writer means that the sun's radiation and the earth's orbit are beyond man's control and man cannot change or regulate these.
(27) How can tree help us in maintaining ecological balance?
Answer: (27) Carbon dioxide is harmful for the environment. Industrial and many other activities are responsible for increasing carbon dioxide. Trees can help us in maintaining ecological balance by consuming carbon dioxide and giving us oxygen.
(28) 'We, the human beings can protect the earth to a great extent.' Do you support the idea? Why or why not?
Answer: (28) Yes, I support the idea. It is because if we stop cutting down trees and burning fuels there will be less amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Thus we can protect the earth to a great extent.
(29)How can we stop the emission of greenhouse gases?
Answer: (29) We can stop the emission of greenhouse gases by planting more trees and avoiding the use of coal, oil etc. and using green energy.
(30) Who are responsible for the increase of carbon dioxide?
Answer: (30) Human beings are responsible for the increase of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere because they burn a lot of greenhouse gases for various purposes.
(31) What can humans do or cannot do about atmosphere?
Answer: (31) Humans can control the increase in the amount of greenhouse gases and its effect on the atmosphere. But they can neither change the sun's radiation nor the earth's orbit around the sun.
Bangla Translation
মানুষ সূর্যের বিকিরণ বা সূর্যের চারপাশে পৃথিবীর কক্ষপথ পরিবর্তন করতে পারে না। কিন্তু তারা গ্রিনহাউস গ্যাসের পরিমাণ বৃদ্ধি এবং বায়ুমণ্ডলের উপর এর প্রভাব নিয়ন্ত্রণ করতে পারে। শুধুমাত্র গত একশ বছরে বায়ুমণ্ডলে কার্বন ডাই অক্সাইডের ঘনত্ব উদ্বেগজনকভাবে বৃদ্ধি পেয়েছে এবং এর জন্য আমরা মানুষদের দায়ী করা যেতে পারে। বায়ুমণ্ডলে কার্বন ডাই অক্সাইডের মাত্রা বৃদ্ধির প্রধান কারণ হল জীবাশ্ম জ্বালানি পোড়ানো। ঊনবিংশ শতাব্দীর শেষের দিক থেকে, শিল্প কার্যক্রম দ্রুত বৃদ্ধি পেয়েছে যার ফলে অনেক কারখানার জন্ম হয়েছে। এই কারখানাগুলিতে শক্তির প্রয়োজন ছিল, যা কয়লা দহনের মাধ্যমে উৎপাদিত হত। কয়লা ছাড়াও, খনিজ তেল এবং প্রাকৃতিক গ্যাসের মতো শক্তির অন্যান্য উৎসও আমাদের ঘরবাড়ি গরম করার জন্য, গাড়ি এবং বিমান চালানোর জন্য বা বিদ্যুৎ উৎপাদনের জন্য পোড়ানো হত। আজকাল, প্রতিদিন প্রায় 85 মিলিয়ন ব্যারেল অপরিশোধিত তেল পোড়ানো হয়। প্রতিবার জীবাশ্মের কাঁচামাল পোড়ানোর সময়, এটি বাতাসে কার্বন ডাই অক্সাইড ছেড়ে দেয়। অতএব, এটা স্পষ্ট যে মানুষ বিশ্বব্যাপী কার্বন ডাই অক্সাইডের মতো আরও বেশি গ্রিনহাউস গ্যাস তৈরি করছে। তাছাড়া, আমরা বন উজাড় করে গ্রিনহাউস প্রভাবকেও শক্তিশালী করছি, যার অর্থ গাছ কেটে ফেলা। প্রতি বছর মানুষ কাঠ সংগ্রহ, খনির জন্য এলাকা পরিষ্কার এবং চারণভূমি তৈরির জন্য বিশাল বনভূমি ধ্বংস করে। বনের এই ক্ষতি দ্বৈত সমস্যার সৃষ্টি করে। যেসব গাছ পুড়িয়ে ফেলা হয় তা বাতাসে প্রচুর পরিমাণে কার্বন ডাই অক্সাইড গ্যাস নির্গত করে। অন্যদিকে, যেহেতু বন বাতাস থেকে (26) প্রচুর কার্বন ডাই অক্সাইড শোষণ করে এবং পরিবর্তে অক্সিজেন সরবরাহ করে, তাই আমরা যখন বন পরিষ্কার করি তখন কার্বন ডাই অক্সাইডের একটি গুরুত্বপূর্ণ ভাণ্ডারও ধ্বংস করি।
Seen Comprehension (Unit-2, Lesson-3)
Humans can neither change the sun's radiation nor the earth's orbit around the sun. But they can control the increase in the amount of greenhouse gases and its effect on the atmosphere. Only during the last hundred years, the carbon dioxide concentration has been raised alarmingly in the atmosphere and we humans can be held responsible for this.
The main cause of the increase in carbon dioxide level in the atmosphere is the burning of fossil fuels. Since the end of the 19th century, industrial activities increased rapidly giving rise to many factories. These factories required energy, which was produced through the combustion of coal. Besides coal, other sources of energy such as mineral oil and natural gas were also burned to heat our houses, run cars and airplanes or to produce electricity. Nowadays, about 85 million barrels of crude oil are burned daily. Every time a fossil raw material is burned, it releases carbon dioxide into the air. Therefore, it is clear that more and more greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide are being generated worldwide by humans.
Moreover, we are also strengthening the greenhouse effect by deforestation, which means cutting down trees. Every year enormous areas of forests are destroyed by people to obtain wood and to clear regions for mining and to create pasture. This loss of the forest causes dual problems. Trees that are burned up release large volumes of carbon dioxide gas into the air. On the other hand, as forests absorb a lot of carbon dioxide from the air and deliver oxygen instead, we also destroy an important storehouse of carbon dioxide when we clear forests.
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Question No. 1: Multiple Choice Questions Choose the correct answer from the following alternatives:
a. Which of the following has the closest meaning of the word 'effect' used in the text? i) result ii) up to date iii) change iv) pollute
b. Which of the following has the closest meaning of the word 'alarmingly' used in the passage? i) calmly ii) silently iii) terribly iv) unsafely
c. The contextual meaning of the word 'concentration' is-. i) attention ii) submission iii) deliberation iv) accumulation
d. Forests absorb a lot of carbon dioxide from the air. Here 'absorb' means-. i) take in ii) take up iii) take out iv) take over
e. The word 'combustion' mentioned in the text refers to -. i) kindling ii) burning iii) consummation iv) flame
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1. - are mainly responsible for greenhouse effect. i) Wild animals ii) Plants iii) Humans iv) Aquatic Plants
2. Trees are very useful to the congenial atmosphere because they - i) absorb greenhouse gases ii) emit carbon dioxide iii) absorb carbon dioxide iv) generate carbon dioxide
3. - is the main cause of increasing carbon dioxide level in the atmosphere. i) Deforestation ii) The burning of fossil fuels iii) Destruction of forests iv) Desertification
4. What is the contextual meaning of the word 'release'? i) Free ii) Give away iii) Discharge iv) Dismiss
5. Coal is used for - energy. i) compacting ii) minimizing iii) decreasing iv) generating
6. The main theme of the passage is to - i) show how humans are responsible for greenhouse effect ii) show the importance of tree plantation iii) show the result of deforestation iv) show how fossil fuels are being used
7. Every moment fossil fuels are burnt, they release - i) carbon dioxide ii) nitrogen iii) hydrogen iv) oxygen
8. What is the contextual meaning of the word 'radiation'? i) accumulation ii) radio iii) emission of energy as electromagnetic wave iv) redemption
9. Greenhouse effect is increased by - i) melting ice ii) cutting down trees iii) planting trees iv) growing or increasing forest
10. What is the similar meaning of the word 'absorb'? i) take up ii) take in iii) take out iv) take over
11. To produce electricity or to heat our houses, we use - i) coal, mineral oil and natural gas ii) sunlight iii) renewable energy iv) none of the above
12. Which thing can human being never change? i) the enormous increase of carbon dioxide ii) the design of a structure iii) the effect of fossil fuels iv) the moving or rotation of the earth
13. Trees release - into the air. i) nitrogen ii) oxygen iii) hydrogen iv) all
14. Which of the period describes the beginning of the rapid industrialization? i) The start of the 19th century ii) The end of the 18th century iii) The start of the 18th century iv) The end of the 19th century
15. What are the fossil fuels mentioned in the passage? i) Coal ii) Mineral oil iii) Natural gas iv) All of the above
16. Natural gas is a kind of -. i) fossil fuel ii) toxic substance iii) harmful gas iv) crude oil
17. The word 'instead' mentioned in the passage means - i) option ii) choice iii) as an alternative iv) preference
18. Cutting down trees is called -. i) afforestation ii) industrialisation iii) glorification iv) deforestation
19. Greenhouse effect is strengthened by -. i) planting trees ii) afforestation iii) erosion of soil iv) destruction of forests
20. Trees absorb -. i) carbon dioxide ii) oxygen iii) methane iv) hydrogen
21. Which of the following is false? i) Humans are liable for changed climate. ii) Coal, mineral oil and natural gas are the sources of energy. iii) Every time a fossil raw material is burned, it releases oxygen into the air. iv) We have nothing to do with the transmitted rays.
22. The main cause of the increase in carbon dioxide level in the atmosphere is -. i) deforestation ii) afforestation iii) the burning of fossil fuels iv) desertification
23. "This loss of the forest causes dual problems." The dual problems are -. i) Absorption of carbon dioxide is less and more carbon dioxide is emitted by burning trees. ii) The release of oxygen and the absorption of carbon dioxide. iii) Emission of carbon dioxide and destruction of trees. iv) Trees are the storehouse of carbon dioxide and they absorb oxygen.
24. The word 'require' means - i) ask ii) claim iii) need iv) proclaim
25. The driving force of industries is -. i) coal ii) oil iii) fossil fuel iv) energy
26. - is thought to be responsible for increased used of huge amount of fossil fuels. i) Rapid urbanization ii) Overgrowth of population iii) Rapid industrialization iv) Rapid electrification
27. The word 'radiation' means - i) ray ii) dissemination iii) emission iv) redemption
28. The word 'enormous' means -. i) destroy ii) extensive iii) few iv) rapid
29. We are intensifying the greenhouse effect by - i) cutting down trees ii) releasing carbon dioxide iii) planting trees iv) building new factories
30. The word 'crude' means- i) unnatural ii) unrefined iii) processed iv) refined
31. Deforestation - greenhouse effect. i) abolishes ii) accelerates iii) decreases iv) refuels
32. Trees are very useful to the congenial atmosphere because they - i) emerge greenhouse gases ii) emit carbon dioxide iii) absorb carbon dioxide iv) generate carbon dioxide
33. What has alarmingly increased in the atmosphere over the last hundred years? i) Oxygen ii) Carbon dioxide iii) Nitrogen iv) Hydrogen
34. What is the main source of carbon dioxide emission? i) Solar energy ii) Fossil fuels iii) Wind-power iv) Hydropower
35. Why are greenhouse gases harmful? i) They increase oxygen levels ii) They trap heat iii) They cool the Earth iv) They absorb sunlight
36. What does "storehouse of carbon dioxide" refer to? i) Atmosphere ii) Oceans iii) Forests iv) Fossil fuels
37. What does "combustion" refer to? i) Absorbing heat ii) Burning materials iii) Storing energy iv) Freezing
38. According to the passage, the rise in industrial activity primarily resulted in -. i) innovation in energy sources ii) increased demand for wood iii) greater fossil fuel combustion iv) decrease in greenhouse gas emissions
39. The burning of fossil fuels contributes to atmospheric change because it - i) cools the atmosphere ii) reduces sunlight iii) adds carbon compounds iv) consumes nitrogen
40. The author uses the phrase "we humans can be held responsible" to suggest - i) climate change is irreversible ii) humans are solely to blame iii) there is no natural cause of climate change iv) human actions significantly influence atmospheric change
41. Which of the following best describes the similarity between burning of the fossil fuels and cutting down of trees? i) Radiation ii) Famine iii) Emission of carbon dioxide gas iv) Loss of energy
42. What is impossible for human beings? i) to increase food production ii) to change the orbit of the earth iii) to reduce carbon emission iv) to work for the protection of the earth
43. Which of the following is not true? i) Coal combustion produces carbon dioxide. ii) Industrialization has given birth to many factories. iii) Crude oil does not create hazardous gases. iv) Mineral oils mainly refer to fossil fuels.
44. The word 'pasture' means - i) quich ii) glass iii) forge iv) grazing field
45. How does forest loss create a "dual problem"? i) by producing more fuels ii) by releasing carbon and reducing carbon absorbers iii) by increasing rainfall iv) by melting glaciers
Answering Questions: SSC Exam Ques. No. 2 Answer the following questions:
a. What is the effect of burning fossil fuels?
b. How can trees help save our environment?
c. When did mills and factories begin to increase?
d. "Human beings are responsible for the greenhouse effect."- Do you agree? Why/ Why not?
e. What are the causes lying behind deforestation?
Extra
1. How can trees help us in maintaining ecological balance?
2. What are out of human's control?
3. What things can human being do for a congenial atmosphere?
4. What lesson do you get from the passage? Write the answer within two or three sentences.
5. Describe how human beings are responsible for the increase in the greenhouse gases.
6. What do you think the main cause of the increase in carbon dioxide level in the atmosphere is?
7. Why enormous areas of forests are destroyed by the people every year? Describe in brief.
8. How does the loss of forests cause dual problems?
9. What should we do to control the increase of greenhouse gases?
10. How do forests help us?
11. Can man influence the climate? How?
12. Why can humans neither change the sun's radiation nor the earth's orbit around the sun?
13. Why do we use enormous amount of fossil fuels?
14. Do you agree with the view that indiscriminate cutting down of trees is taking us to destruction? Give reasons for your answer in the light of the passage.
15. Why do we need coal?
16. What is greenhouse effect?
17. How is deforestation responsible for greenhouse effect?
18. What can humans do or cannot do about atmosphere?
19. Why is the carbon dioxide storehouse destroyed with the forests?
20. What are the causes of increasing greenhouse gases? Write within 2/3 lines.
21. "The loss of forests causes dual problems." What are they?
22. What happens when trees are burned up?
23. When did the industrial activities increase? What was the result of it?
24. What happens when a fossil raw material is burned?
25. How do industrial activities contribute to the greenhouse effect?
26. Explain how the loss of forests causes a "dual problem."
Gap Filling: SSC Exam Ques. No. 3 Fill in each gap with a suitable word based on the information of the text:
i. It is true that most of the natural phenomena are beyond our control, yet we can (a) - some aspects like the greenhouse effect by our responsible activities. We are highly responsible for (b) - radical climate change. Carbon dioxide is the main (c) - of climate change. Carbon dioxide is being (d) - in the atmosphere by the burning of fossil fuels. Moreover, mineral oil and natural gas are also used for various (e) -.
ii. There are several reasons why the carbon dioxide concentration has been (a) - in the atmosphere. Our mills and factories burn coal, mineral oil, natural gas, etc. with a view to (b) - energy. We also burn these materials to meet our (c) - needs. But for our own safety, we have to encourage the common (d) - to plant more trees. Otherwise, our existence on earth will be (e) - stake.
iii. Humans are (a) - for the increasing amount of greenhouse gases and its effect on the (b) -. Coal, mineral oil and gas are burned to get (c) -. But all these things being burnt release carbon dioxide into the air. Moreover, people cut the forests (d) - absorb carbon dioxide and supply (e) -.
iv. Fossil fuels are burned at an alarming rate, due to (a) -. Coal is one of the fuels used for (b) - energy. Our atmosphere is being polluted for the (c) - greenhouse gases day by day. Our (d) - on fossil fuels should be reduced. We should not destroy our (e) - which play a vital role to produce oxygen.
v. There are several reasons why the carbon dioxide concentration has been (a) - in the atmosphere. Our mills and factories burn coal, mineral oil, natural gas, etc. with a view to (b) - energy. We also burn these materials to (c) - our everyday needs. But for our own safety, we have to encourage (d) -. Otherwise, our existence on earth will be at (e) -
vi. Man has no (a) - to change the sun's radiation or the earth's orbit around the sun. But he can (b) - the increase in the amount of greenhouse gases and its effect on the atmosphere. Man is (c) - for the rise in carbon dioxide. The burning of fossil fuels is the main cause of rising carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Various kinds of (d) - like coal, mineral oil and natural gas are burnt for various purposes, which release carbon dioxide into the air. So, it is very clear that (e) - are generating more and more greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide.
vii. Human beings are (a) - responsible for climate change. They are (b) - the environment by (c) — greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide, methane, CFC, etc. Combustion of coal, burning of fossil fuels, deforestation are the (d) - causes of pollution. Climate change (e) - natural disasters.
viii. It is true that most of the natural phenomena are beyond humans' control, yet he can (a) - some aspects like the greenhouse effect by his wise activities. Carbon dioxide is the main (b) - of it. Carbon dioxide is being (c) - in the atmosphere by the burning of fossil fuels. In fact, industrial activities have given rise to many factories where coal is (d) - for energy. Moreover, mineral oil and natural gas are also used for various (e) -.
ix. Humans cannot change the sun's radiation or the Earth's orbit, but they can control the release of (a) - gases. Over the last hundred years, the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has increased (b) -. The main reason for this rise is the burning of (c) - fuels to produce energy for factories, vehicles, homes, and electricity. These fuels are (d) - to meet energy demands. As a result, more carbon dioxide is released into the (e) -, which increases the greenhouse effect.
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Answers to Question No. 1: Multiple Choice Questions
a. i) result b. iii) terribly c. iv) accumulation d. i) take in e. ii) burning
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1. iii) Humans 2. iii) absorb carbon dioxide 3. ii) The burning of fossil fuels 4. iii) Discharge 5. iv) generating 6. i) show how humans are responsible for greenhouse effect 7. i) carbon dioxide 8. iii) emission of energy as electromagnetic wave 9. ii) cutting down trees 10. ii) take in 11. i) coal, mineral oil and natural gas 12. iv) the moving or rotation of the earth 13. ii) oxygen 14. iv) The end of the 19th century 15. iv) All of the above 16. i) fossil fuel 17. iii) as an alternative 18. iv) deforestation 19. iv) destruction of forests 20. i) carbon dioxide 21. iii) Every time a fossil raw material is burned, it releases oxygen into the air 22. iii) the burning of fossil fuels 23. i) Absorption of carbon dioxide is less and more carbon dioxide is emitted by burning trees 24. iii) need 25. iv) energy 26. iii) Rapid industrialization 27. iii) emission 28. ii) extensive 29. i) cutting down trees 30. ii) unrefined 31. ii) accelerates 32. iii) absorb carbon dioxide 33. ii) Carbon dioxide 34. ii) Fossil fuels 35. ii) They trap heat 36. iii) Forests 37. ii) Burning materials 38. iii) greater fossil fuel combustion 39. iii) adds carbon compounds 40. iv) human actions significantly influence atmospheric change. 41. iii) Emission of carbon dioxide gas 42. ii) to change the orbit of the earth 43. iii) Crude oil does not create hazardous gases 44. iv) grazing field 45. ii) by releasing carbon and reducing carbon absorbers
Answers to SSC Exam Ques. No. 2
a. The effect of burning fossil fuels is the increase in carbon dioxide level in the atmosphere. b. Trees can help save our environment in two ways. They can help maintain a healthy level of carbon dioxide by absorbing a lot of this gas from the air. At the same time, they can fill our air with oxygen in exchange. c. Mills and factories began to increase at the end of the 19th century following the rapid growth of industrial activities. d. Yes, I agree. Human activities such as the burning of fossil fuels, expansion of industries, deforestation, etc. are some of the main causes behind the increase of greenhouse gases. So, it is evident that humans are greatly responsible for the greenhouse effect. e. The causes lying behind deforestation are obtaining wood, clearing regions for mining and creating pasture.
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1. Trees take in carbon dioxide and release oxygen in the atmosphere. Thus, trees can help us in maintaining ecological balance. 2. Changing the sun's radiation and the earth's orbit around the sun are out of humans' control. 3. Human being can control the increase of greenhouse gases by minimizing the burning of fossil fuels, stopping cutting down trees indiscriminately, and planting more trees for a congenial atmosphere. 4. The lesson I get from the passage is that we are mainly responsible for the increase of greenhouse gases. And we can control it by taking some steps like minimizing the burning of fossil fuels, stopping cutting down trees indiscriminately, and planting more trees for a congenial atmosphere. 5. Human beings do some unwise activities like burning too much fossil fuels, setting up more factories, cutting down trees indiscriminately, etc. that result in the increase of greenhouse gases. Thus, they are responsible for the increase in the greenhouse gases. 6. I think the main cause of the increase in carbon dioxide level in the atmosphere is the burning of fossil fuels. With the increase of industrial activities, the combustion of coal has increased. Besides coal, mineral oil and natural gas are also burned for various purposes. Thus, every time a fossil raw material is burned, it releases carbon dioxide into the air. 7. Enormous areas of forests are destroyed by the people every year to obtain wood, to clear regions for mining, and to create pasture. 8. The loss of forests causes dual problems as cutting down and burning of trees produce a large amount of carbon dioxide, and at the same time, the source of absorbing carbon dioxide diminishes. 9. To control the increase of greenhouse gases, we should minimize the burning of fossil fuels, stop cutting down trees indiscriminately, and plant more trees. 10. Forests help us in various ways. They absorb carbon dioxide, generate oxygen, provide energy through burning wood, etc. 11. Yes, man can influence the climate both negatively and positively. By burning oil, coal, and trees, man can worsen the climate. However, by avoiding doing such things and planting more trees, man can improve the climate. 12. Humans can change neither the sun's radiation nor the earth's orbit around the sun, because these things are beyond their control. 13. We use enormous amount of fossil fuels to run factories, to heat our houses, run cars and airplanes or to produce electricity. 14. Yes, I agree that indiscriminate cutting down of trees is taking us to destruction. Trees burned up release large volumes of carbon dioxide gas into the air. On the other hand, we also destroy an important storehouse of carbon dioxide when we clear forests. Thus, we are heading toward destruction. 15. We need coal to produce energy so that we can use it for different purposes. 16. The greenhouse effect is a process of warming of the earth's surface, caused by the increased amount of CO2. 17. Deforestation means cutting down trees. But trees absorb carbon dioxide and deliver oxygen. So, due to deforestation this process is hampered and thus greenhouse effect is strengthened. 18. Humans can neither change the sun's radiation nor the earth's orbit around the sun. But they can control the increase in the amount of greenhouse gases and its effects on the atmosphere. 19. Forests absorb a lot of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and release oxygen instead. That's why, the carbon dioxide storehouse is destroyed with the forests. 20. There are many causes of increasing greenhouse gases. Burning fossil fuels such as coal, oil, natural gas is the main cause. Besides, cutting down of trees is also a big reason of increasing greenhouse gases. 21. The loss of forests causes dual problems. Burning of trees produce a large amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and at the same time, the source of absorbing carbon dioxide diminishes. 22. When trees are burned up, they release large volumes of carbon dioxide into the air. 23. The industrial activities increased rapidly from the end of the 19th century. As a result, many factories were built and more fossil fuels were burned. 24. When a fossil raw material is burned, carbon dioxide is released into the air. This increases the greenhouse gases in the atmosphere and causes greenhouse effect. 25. Industrial activities contribute to the greenhouse effect by burning fossil fuels to run factories, which release large quantities of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. 26. The loss of forests causes a "dual problem" because burning trees releases carbon dioxide, and the destroyed forests can no longer absorb carbon dioxide from the air.
Answers to Gap Filling: SSC Exam Ques. No. 3
i. (a) control (b) this/alarmingly (c) cause (d) released/ accumulated (e) purposes
ii. (a) increasing (b) producing/generating (c) various/ daily/different (d) people (e) at
iii. (a) responsible (b) environment/atmosphere (c) energy (d) that/which (e) oxygen
iv. (a) industrialization (b) producing/generating (c) increase of (d) reliance/ dependence (e) forests
v. (a) increasing (b) producing/generating (c) satisfy/meet/fulfill (d) afforestation/forestation (e) risk/stake
vi. (a) ability/power (b) reduce (c) responsible (d) fuels/fossil-fuels (e) humans/people
vii. (a) mainly/chiefly (b) polluting (c) producing (d) main/primary (e) causes
viii. (a) control (b) cause/reason (c) released/ accumulated (d) burnt (e) purposes
ix. (a) greenhouse (b) alarmingly (c) fossil (d) burned (e) atmosphere
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