Choose the correct answer:
Question 1.
The term used for event in which large number of losses occur to life and property:
(a) Toxic
(b) Poisonous
(c) Disaster
(d) Vulnerable
Answer
Answer: (c) Disaster
Question 2.
Which word is used for pollution?
(a) Contamination
(b) Toxic
(c) Pure
(d) None of these
Answer
Answer: (a) Contamination
Question 3.
What is the term used for a ten-year old child working in a factory?
(a) Child labour
(b) Factory worker
(c) Baildaar
(d) All of these
Answer
Answer: (a) Child labour
Question 4.
The law against child labour was implemented in
(a) 2001
(b) 2003
(c) 2005
(d) 2006
Answer
Answer: (d) 2006
Question 5.
What is a minimum labour (Rupees) for a construction worker in your state?
(a) Above 75 rupees daily
(b) Above 100 rupees daily
(c) Above 150 rupees daily
(d) Above 300 rupees daily
Answer
Answer: (c) Above 150 rupees daily
Question 6.
Which of the following is powerlooms?
(a) Where the production is made by hand.
(b) Where the production is made by machines using electricity.
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of these
Answer
Answer: (b) Where the production is made by machines using electricity.
Question 7.
How do the private companies earn more profit?
(a) Giving high wages
(b) Less working hours
(c) Both of these
(d) None of these
Answer
Answer: (d) None of these
Question 8.
The money spent to purchase new machine or building for gaining profits in future is called
(a) investment
(b) expenditure
(c) losses
(d) none of these
Answer
Answer: (a) investment
Question 9.
Which type of pollution is created by vehicle’s smoke?
(a) Air pollution
(b) Water pollution
(c) Noise pollution
(d) All of these
Answer
Answer: (a) Air pollution
Question 10.
How can we reduce environment pollution?
(a) By using diesel cars
(b) By using CNG kits in vehicle
(c) By using petrol cars
(d) None of these
Answer
Answer: (b) By using CNG kits in vehicle
Question 11.
Which of the following are hazardous industries?
(a) Pesticides
(b) Asbestos producing
(c) Ship breaking
(d) All of these
Answer
Answer: (d) All of these
Match the following:
| Column A | Column B |
| (а) Producer | (i) Manufacturer |
| (b) Pollution | (ii) Vehicles, power stations |
| (c) Farmer | (iii) Not pure |
| (d) Air pollution | (iv) Farm worker |
| (e) Water pollution | (v) Dirty water |
Answer
Answer:
| Column A | Column B |
| (а) Producer | (i) Manufacturer |
| (b) Pollution | (iii) Not pure |
| (c) Farmer | (iv) Farm worker |
| (d) Air pollution | (ii) Vehicles, power stations |
| (e) Water pollution | (v) Dirty water |
State whether true or false:
1. Union Carbide, an American Company, produced soaps.
Answer
Answer: False
2. To make profit private companies give high wages to their workers.
Answer
Answer: False
3. Workers’ union is an association of workers.
Answer
Answer: True
4. There are laws to protect interest of consumers and producers.
Answer
Answer: True
5. Workers’ union is common in the factories and offices.
Answer
Answer: True
6. Many countries have banned the use of dangerous pesticides like D.D.T.
Answer
Answer: True
Fill in the blanks:
1. Consumer is a person who goods for personal use.
Answer
Answer: buys
2. means not pure.
Answer
Answer: Pollution
3. We need new laws to ensure of the people.
Answer
Answer: the safety
4. Clean is necessary for all.
Answer
Answer: environment
5. Bhopal gas tragedy was disaster, (man-made/natural)
Answer
Answer: man-made