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Short Answer Questions:


                   1.  What does one see on the mirror inside the cage in the zoo at
                       Lusaka Zambia?
                   2.  According the Lester Brown, what are the four principal biological
                       systems of the earth?
                   3.  What is the role of industries in the preservation of environment?
                   4.  What is meant by sustainable development? When did this concept
                       become popular?
                   5.  The writer says, "What goes under the pot now costs more than what
                       goes inside it." What is meant by this?
                   6.  What does the notice "The world's most dangerous animal' at a cage in
                       the zoo at Lusaka, Zambia Signify?
                   7.  What are the facts that support the title, "The Ailing Planet ......".


               Long Answer Questions:


                   1.  What are the factors as enumerated by Nani Palkivala that have
                       made our earth an ailing planet?


                       2.What is the remarkable shift in our attitude towards the earth
                       brought on by the Green Movement?

                       3."We have not inherited the earth from our forefathers: We borrowed it
                       from our children" Discuss.
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