20. NEW GOOD THINGS FROM RUBBISH || NIOS - SECONDARY COURSE || ENGLISH-202 CLASS-X

Chapter-20
 
NEW GOOD THINGS FROM RUBBISH
 
INTEXT QUESTIONS 20.1

 
I. State which of the following statements are false and why. a. Recycling is the need of the hour.
b. We should burn our rubbish. 
c. Recycling means reusing waste material. 
d. Thousands of trees are felled to print the Sunday edition of the New York Times.
Ans:b). We should burn our rubbish - False 
           Burning actually increases pollution.

II. How is the reusing of waste beneficial? Explain.
Ans:Reusing of waste is beneficial as it will help to save our natural resources which are limited in quantity. The reuse of waste will reduce the pollution caused by burning it.

 INTEXT QUESTIONS 20.2
 
I. State which of the following statements are false and why. 
a. It is simple to recycle plastic. 
b. We should avoid recycling Aluminum. 
c. A new shining car has components of old cars. 
d. It is always beneficial to recycle valuable metals.
Ans:(a) It is simple to recycle plastic.-false
It is difficult because it comes in many varieties.

(b) We should avoid recycling Aluminum.-false 
 When we recycle aluminium we extract it from Bauxtic which consumes a huge amount of electricity.
 
II. How is metal recycling different from plastic recycling? Explain. 
Ans:Metal recycling is cheaper to do and most beneficial. All of the metal is used up. Plastic recycling is difficult and lot of waste is thrown away.

III. In the first line of the last para, the word more is used twice. Make a sentence using more in a similar way. Eg. The more respect you give the more you get.
Ans:The more you work the more you earn.

INTEXT QUESTIONS 20.3

I. State which of the following statements are false and why. 
a. Glass bottles can be used over and over again. 
b. Copying western habits may lead Indians towards wasting resources. 
c. The British are more successful in recovering glass than the Dutch 
d. Glass once broken is a waste material.
Ans:(c)The British are more successful in recovering glass than the Dutch -false  
Dutch are 50% successful while British are 12% successful. 
(d)Glass once broken is a waste material.-false  
Broken glass can be recycled.

II. Suggest two ways in which a student can avoid wastage of paper.
Ans:A student should leave very small margin on the sheet of paper. They should write in both sides of the paper.They should never throw any gift paper or packing paper.

III. In the sentence ‘Half the world’s waste consists of paper’, waste is used as a noun. Make a sentence using waste as a verb. e.g. If we waste time we can not get it back.
Ans: Wasting is a bad habit.

TERMINAL QUESTIONS

I. Complete the following using the correct alternatives: 
1. Recycling refers to 
(a) the conversion of waste materials into new and useful things.
(b) the conversion of new and useful things into some other form. 
(c) the conversion of old useful things into a different form.
 Ans:(a) the conversion of waste materials into new and useful things.

2. Rubbish burning should be avoided to 
a. create pollution. 
b. increase pollution. 
c. reduce pollution. 
 Ans:(c) reduce pollution. 

3. Plastic recycling is the most difficult because of 
a. its various colours.
b. its various varieties. 
c. its various sizes. 
 Ans:(b) its various varieties. 

II. Answer the following in no more than 50 words. 
1. Why is it important to recycle waste?
Ans:It is important to recycle waste. So that we can save environment. If we burn rubbish we save resources.
 
2. How can recycling help in checking global warming?
Ans:If we recycle the rubbish, we shall not burn the rubbish. This should not give out smoke and save us from  global warming.

3. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle shall be our motto. 
a. Explain why this should be our motto.
b. Give one example of each action in daily life.
Ans:Reduce:

This means that we should use the resources judiciously and check their misuse. We use less of the natural resources by cutting down on those practices which lead to their wastage. We should save electricity by switching off unnecessary lights and fans. We should save water by repairing leak taps. We can reduce the use of LPG by making use of solar cooker for cooking food.

Recycle:

Recycle means that we should collect the used and discarded plastic, paper, glass and metal items and recycle this material to make required things instead of synthesizing fresh plastic, paper, glass or metal.

Reuse:

This is even better than recycling because it save the energy which is spent at recycling a products no energy is required during reuse.We should use the same things again. For example envelopes can be used by reversing them
 
4. Think of an alternative title for the passage and justify it?
 Ans: Another  title can be'' Process to  beautify earth'' .

By this process, we can save earth  from being polluted  and reuse the things .

5. Imagine that no waste material is recycled. What would be the outcome? Write any three outcomes.
 Ans:a) If no  waste material is recycled  we would face 
These  problem  earth would become heap of rubbish. 
b)  we would burn rubbish  and make the atmosphere toxic.
c) The earth  would  become  dumping  ground.

6. Complete the following slogans: Recycle paper Save ___________ Recycle metals Save ____________ Recycle today Save ___________ 0
Ans:  Recycle paper Save Trees 
Recycle  metals  Save energy
Recycle today Save  tomorrow.

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